❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding Rio Tinto's donation of accommodation to Fitzroy Crossing flood relief, the cost of the DFES search for the missing radioactive capsule, and any agreements regarding potential prosecution waivers in relation to the donation. The Minister provides answers and tables a document.
AnsweredQoN 200Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
RIO TINTO
200. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the minister's
media statement of 2 March 2023 entitled ''Rio Tinto donates
accommodation to support Kimberley floods''.
(1) What is the expected value of the Rio Tinto
donation to provide a 40-bed worker camp to Fitzroy Crossing?
(2) What was the
value of the DFES-led search for the missing Rio Tinto radioactive capsule?
(3) Has there
been any discussion or agreement on waiving any potential prosecution of Rio
Tinto in lieu of this donation; and, if so, will the minister please provide
detail?
(4) Will the
minister please table any formal agreement between Rio Tinto and the state
government in relation to this initiative?
200. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the minister's
media statement of 2 March 2023 entitled ''Rio Tinto donates
accommodation to support Kimberley floods''.
(1) What is the expected value of the Rio Tinto
donation to provide a 40-bed worker camp to Fitzroy Crossing?
(2) What was the
value of the DFES-led search for the missing Rio Tinto radioactive capsule?
(3) Has there
been any discussion or agreement on waiving any potential prosecution of Rio
Tinto in lieu of this donation; and, if so, will the minister please provide
detail?
(4) Will the
minister please table any formal agreement between Rio Tinto and the state
government in relation to this initiative?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Rio Tinto has
stated publicly that the value of the asset is approximately $4 million.
(2) The
approximate incident response cost for the search to Department of Fire and
Emergency Services was $85 000. This does
not represent the full cost to DFES or the inter-department costs to state
government.
(3) No.
(4) I table the
attached document.
[See paper 2078 .]
some notice of the question.
(1) Rio Tinto has
stated publicly that the value of the asset is approximately $4 million.
(2) The
approximate incident response cost for the search to Department of Fire and
Emergency Services was $85 000. This does
not represent the full cost to DFES or the inter-department costs to state
government.
(3) No.
(4) I table the
attached document.
[See paper 2078 .]
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