❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann questions the Transport Minister regarding environmental risk assessment and buffer distances for the proposed Burswood motorsport development, referencing DWER guidelines. The Minister's response indicates referral to the EPA and highlights that buffer zones are not solely distance-based.
AnsweredQoN 679Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Burswood Park motorplex—Environmental risk
assessment
679. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Transport:
I refer to the Department
of Water and Environmental Regulation's Water
Quality Protection Note 100: Motor sport facilities near sensitive waters .
(1) Will the proposed Burswood motorsport
development undergo a site-specific environmental risk assessment in accordance
with these guidelines?
(2) Does the site meet
the minimum buffer distances from sensitive water resources, wetlands and groundwater
tables?
assessment
679. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Transport:
I refer to the Department
of Water and Environmental Regulation's Water
Quality Protection Note 100: Motor sport facilities near sensitive waters .
(1) Will the proposed Burswood motorsport
development undergo a site-specific environmental risk assessment in accordance
with these guidelines?
(2) Does the site meet
the minimum buffer distances from sensitive water resources, wetlands and groundwater
tables?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(2) The Perth entertainment and
sporting precinct proposal will be referred to the Environmental Protection
Authority in coming weeks. It should be noted that buffers for water bodies are
not simply a function of distance.
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(2) The Perth entertainment and
sporting precinct proposal will be referred to the Environmental Protection
Authority in coming weeks. It should be noted that buffers for water bodies are
not simply a function of distance.
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