Hon Paul Llewellyn asks about the tabling of regulations relating to the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 and whether they include dust management guidelines. Hon Jon Ford replies that the regulations were tabled in 2006 and do not include dust management guidelines.

AnsweredQoN 31Legislative Council
Asked
20 March 2007
Portfolio
Environment

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CONTAMINATED SITES REGULATIONS
(1) When will the regulations relating to the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 be tabled in Parliament? (2) Will these new regulations contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites? (3) If yes to (2), will these guidelines include world’s best practice environmental health protection? Hon JON FORD

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I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following answer - (1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will these new regulations contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites? (3) If yes to (2), will these guidelines include world’s best practice environmental health protection? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following answer - (1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If yes to (2), will these guidelines include world’s best practice environmental health protection? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following answer - (1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following answer - (1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. The Minister for the Environment has provided the following answer - (1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
(1) The Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006, which support the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, were published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2006 and tabled in the Legislative Council on 29 August 2006. The regulations commenced on 1 December 2006. (2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
(2) No, the Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006 do not contain dust management guidelines for contaminated sites, nor do any other guidelines. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.

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