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❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for the Environment whether Cockburn Cement will be prosecuted for SO2 emissions. The Minister responds that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will not prosecute but is setting new SO2 limits for the site.

AnsweredQoN 1655Legislative Council

Asked

12 December 2003

Member

Hon Robin Chapple

Portfolio

the Environment

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I refer to question on notice number 1176 of 22 August 2003 and the answers provided -
(1) Will the Minister and the Department of Environment prosecute Cockburn Cement?
(2) If no to (1) why not?

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Answered

11 March 2004

Responded by

Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment

Response time

90 days

(1) In relation to the Honourable Member’s previous Question on Notice (No 1176) concerning SO2 emissions from the Cockburn Cement Limited’s (CCL) Munster site, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) advised me that it has now considered the case against its Enforcement and Prosecution Guidelines and does not intend to pursue legal action against CCL. (2) The DEP advised me that it determined that the most appropriate action would be setting new SO2 limits for the site which it is currently pursuing.
(2) The DEP advised me that it determined that the most appropriate action would be setting new SO2 limits for the site which it is currently pursuing.

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