A parliamentary question regarding the monitoring of the Waterbank and Queens Precinct projects for contamination, revealing that Waterbank is monitored but Queens Precinct is not currently under mandatory auditor oversight.

AnsweredQoN 1086Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 September 2013
Portfolio
Environment

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I refer to both the Waterbank and Queens Precinct projects, which are part of the Riverside development along the Swan River, and ask: (a) are these projects being monitored by a Contaminated Sites Auditor accredited by the Department of Environment and Conservation, and if not, why not; and (b) if so, has a Contaminated Sites Auditor had to stop work on-site because the environment or sensitive receptors, such as the Swan River, were at risk and if so: (i) on which dates was worked stopped and for how long; (ii) for what reason was work stopped on each of these occasions; and (iii) has the Contaminated Sites Auditor produced a report on these incidents and, if so, will the Minister please table it?

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Answered
15 October 2013
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
In relation to the Waterbank project:
(a) Yes.  This site is monitored by an Accredited Contaminated Sites Auditor.
(b) I have had no advice to this effect.
(b)(i)-(b)(iii) Not applicable.
In relation to the Queens Precinct project (also known as Riverside Project Precinct 25, bounded by Hay Street, Plain Street, Adelaide Terrace and Police Headquarters in East Perth):
(a) No, this site is not currently monitored by an Accredited Contaminated Sites Auditor. The Department of Environment Regulation understands that none of the circumstances outlined in section 44 of the
Contaminated Sites Act 2003
or regulation 31(1) of the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which set out when mandatory auditor's reports are required, currently apply to the Queens Precinct.
(b) Not applicable.

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