❓ A parliamentary question regarding the finalisation, receipt, and assessment of a mandatory auditor's report for the Gascoyne Traders site in Carnarvon, and whether the site has been cleared of environmental issues. The site is remediated for restricted use as a justice complex.
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GASCOYNE TRADERS SITE — CARNARVON
I refer to question without notice 563 asked on 18 August 2010 about the Gascoyne Traders site in Carnarvon. (1) Has the mandatory auditor’s report been finalised; and, if yes, when was it finalised? (2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to question without notice 563 asked on 18 August 2010 about the Gascoyne Traders site in Carnarvon. (1) Has the mandatory auditor’s report been finalised; and, if yes, when was it finalised? (2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(1) Has the mandatory auditor’s report been finalised; and, if yes, when was it finalised? (2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
[Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(1) Has the mandatory auditor’s report been finalised; and, if yes, when was it finalised? (2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(2) Has the Department of Environment and Conservation received the report; and, if yes, when did it receive it? (3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(3) Has DEC undertaken an assessment of the report? (4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(4) Has the site been cleared of any adverse environmental issues? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(1) Yes, in August 2010. (2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(2) Yes, on 17 August 2010. (3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(3) Yes. (4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
(4) After consultation with the Department of Health, the Department of Environment and Conservation classified the site as remediated for restricted use under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 on 3 September 2010. The site is suitable for its proposed use as a justice complex, with courthouse and holding cells, provided the building is designed to prevent vapour intrusion, groundwater is not used, and groundwater monitoring continues for a period of two years to confirm that groundwater contamination levels continue to decline. I table the basic summary of records for the site, which is publicly available from the contaminated sites database at www.dec.wa.gov.au/contaminatedsites. [See paper 3135.] [Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
[Emergency evacuation alarm sounded.] Sitting suspended from 4.55 to 5.10 pm The PRESIDENT : Members, thank you for your cooperation. I believe we were coming to the end of question time, with about four minutes left of the anticipated half an hour. The question was from Hon Lynn MacLaren.
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