❓ Mr. Birney asks about an unauthorised cyanide spillage on Optimum Resources tenement near Kalgoorlie, seeking to identify the responsible party and whether prosecution will occur. The Minister's answer defers to the investigation's outcome and DEC's policy.
AnsweredQoN 2176Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
With reference to an unauthorised spillage/discharge of hypersaline solution containing cyanide onto Optimum Resources tenement near Kalgoorlie, first identified on Saturday morning 25 February 2006 and later reported to the Department of Environment, I ask -
(1) Can the Minister state who authorized this spillage/discharge of hypersaline solution containing cyanide onto Optimum Resources tenement?
(a) If not, why not?
(2) Will the Department of Environment and Conservation prosecute the alleged offender for breaching the
Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations Act 2004
?
(b) If not, why not?
(1) Can the Minister state who authorized this spillage/discharge of hypersaline solution containing cyanide onto Optimum Resources tenement?
(a) If not, why not?
(2) Will the Department of Environment and Conservation prosecute the alleged offender for breaching the
Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations Act 2004
?
(b) If not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
8 May 2007
Responded by
Minister for the Environment
Response time
33 days
(2) Enforcement action will depend on the results of the investigation and will be made in line with DEC's Enforcement and Prosecution Policy.
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