❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for State Development regarding the storage of unlabeled and uncontained toxic waste at Loongana Lime operations, referencing previous QoNs and the Bellevue Hazardous Waste Fire inquiry. The Minister's response indicates a lack of awareness of toxic waste beyond licensed materials and pending investigations.
AnsweredQoN 1638Legislative Council
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I refer questions on notice numbers 1268, 19 September 2003, 1374, 24 October 2003, 1375 24 October 2003 and in particular hundreds of 200 hundred litre drums of toxic waste oil/ chemicals stored in various locations at Loongana lime operations in many cases without labelling and identification of these toxic products and no bunding as of 11 December 2003 -
(1) Can the Minister state how long in months has the Department of Industry and Resources been aware of hundreds of 200 litre drums of toxic waste chemicals stored in various locations at the Loongana lime operations without adequate bunding and no labelling and identification of the toxic products?
(2) If no to (1) why not?
(3) Can the Minister state how many 200 litre drums containing toxic waste oil/unknown chemicals are located on this site?
(4) If no to (3) why not?
(5) Can the Minister state for each and every 200 litre drum stored with toxic waste oil/or chemicals what specific chemicals or specific oils are contained in each and every drum?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) As a result of the Bellevue Hazardous Waste Fire inquiry lessons will the Department of Industry and Resources prosecute Loongana Lime under Dangerous Goods legislation or other legislation administered by the Department for not having any bunding around hundreds of toxic waste oil/unknown toxic chemicals in these drums?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
(9) Will the Department of Industry and Resources prosecute Loongana Lime under Dangerous Goods legislation or other legislation administered by the Department for not having sufficient adequate labelling for identification of the toxic waste given that there is hundreds of these 200 litre drums stored on site?
(10) If no to (9) why not?
(11) Will the Minister table a copy of the entire list of inventory naming the specific toxic waste products held in all of these hundreds of 200 litre drums which are located on the Loongana Lime Site?
(12) If no to (11) why not?
(1) Can the Minister state how long in months has the Department of Industry and Resources been aware of hundreds of 200 litre drums of toxic waste chemicals stored in various locations at the Loongana lime operations without adequate bunding and no labelling and identification of the toxic products?
(2) If no to (1) why not?
(3) Can the Minister state how many 200 litre drums containing toxic waste oil/unknown chemicals are located on this site?
(4) If no to (3) why not?
(5) Can the Minister state for each and every 200 litre drum stored with toxic waste oil/or chemicals what specific chemicals or specific oils are contained in each and every drum?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) As a result of the Bellevue Hazardous Waste Fire inquiry lessons will the Department of Industry and Resources prosecute Loongana Lime under Dangerous Goods legislation or other legislation administered by the Department for not having any bunding around hundreds of toxic waste oil/unknown toxic chemicals in these drums?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
(9) Will the Department of Industry and Resources prosecute Loongana Lime under Dangerous Goods legislation or other legislation administered by the Department for not having sufficient adequate labelling for identification of the toxic waste given that there is hundreds of these 200 litre drums stored on site?
(10) If no to (9) why not?
(11) Will the Minister table a copy of the entire list of inventory naming the specific toxic waste products held in all of these hundreds of 200 litre drums which are located on the Loongana Lime Site?
(12) If no to (11) why not?
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Answered
30 March 2004
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
109 days
1. The Department of Industry and Resources licenses the Loongana Lime facility for the storage of prescribed dangerous goods. The current licence permits the storage of diesel fuel and waste oil. The Department is not aware that “toxic waste oil/chemicals” are stored on the site. Furthermore, should it be ascertained that “toxic waste oil/chemicals” are in fact on site, the Department would need to assess whether the quantities of such products would require licensing under the relevant dangerous goods legislation. 2. See Question 1. 3. No 4. The Minister for State Development has been advised that, at this stage, it is believed that most, if not all, of the drums contain grease (not classed as a dangerous good) and waste oil (which is classed as dangerous goods). The Minister has been further advised that the Department of Environment has taken samples from a number of drums for analysis. 5. See Question 4 6. See Question 4 7. The Minister has been advised that no decision can be made until investigations have been completed. 8. See Question 7 9. See Question 7 10. See Question 7 11. See Question 4 12. See Question 4
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