❓ Dr. Thomas questions the Premier's past and present concerns regarding soil contamination at 777 Abernethy Road, Forrestfield, now used as a repository for spoil from the Forrestfield-Airport Link project containing PFAS. The Premier's response deflects by correcting a date and referring to a previous question.
AnsweredQoN 232Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT LINK — SOIL
CONTAMINATION
232. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
At least we have gone from ''highly unrealistic''
to ''plausible''. That is an improvement; well done.
I refer to question on
notice 3288 asked by the then Leader of the Opposition and now Premier in the Legislative Assembly on 17 February 2015 on contamination
issues on the land at 777 Abernethy Road in Forrestfield.
(1) Was the Premier
concerned about contamination of soil and groundwater at that site in 2015?
(2) Is the
Premier now concerned that that site is now the repository of some 600 000
cubic metres of spoil from the Forrestfield–Airport Link tunnelling
project that contains PFAS?
(3) If not,
why is additional chemical contamination at this site now of no concern to the
Premier?
CONTAMINATION
232. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
At least we have gone from ''highly unrealistic''
to ''plausible''. That is an improvement; well done.
I refer to question on
notice 3288 asked by the then Leader of the Opposition and now Premier in the Legislative Assembly on 17 February 2015 on contamination
issues on the land at 777 Abernethy Road in Forrestfield.
(1) Was the Premier
concerned about contamination of soil and groundwater at that site in 2015?
(2) Is the
Premier now concerned that that site is now the repository of some 600 000
cubic metres of spoil from the Forrestfield–Airport Link tunnelling
project that contains PFAS?
(3) If not,
why is additional chemical contamination at this site now of no concern to the
Premier?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The
question on notice and the date the honourable member has referred to do not
align. The Premier assumes the honourable
member is referring to question without notice 3228 asked on 26 November 2014 .
This question refers to the value, zoning and any known contamination issues at
the aforementioned site.
(2)–(3) I refer the member to Legislative Council
question without notice 1083, part (5), asked on 4 October 2020.
question.
(1) The
question on notice and the date the honourable member has referred to do not
align. The Premier assumes the honourable
member is referring to question without notice 3228 asked on 26 November 2014 .
This question refers to the value, zoning and any known contamination issues at
the aforementioned site.
(2)–(3) I refer the member to Legislative Council
question without notice 1083, part (5), asked on 4 October 2020.
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