❓ Hon Anthony Spagnolo asks about positive lead test results at Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) from 2023-2025, seeking details on dates, notifications, levels, locations, and decommissioned areas. The Minister for Health provides a partial answer, assuring no risk to safety and tabling a detailed document.
AnsweredQoN 707Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Perth Children's Hospital—Water testing
707. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 16
positive lead test results at Perth Children's Hospital identified in 2023,
2024 and, more recently, in 2025.
(1) On what dates were the tests undertaken that
revealed these results?
(2) Who was advised of the findings and when were
they advised?
(3) For each of the 16 results, what were the lead
levels detected and in which locations were they detected?
(4) Which locations have been decommissioned as a
result?
707. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 16
positive lead test results at Perth Children's Hospital identified in 2023,
2024 and, more recently, in 2025.
(1) On what dates were the tests undertaken that
revealed these results?
(2) Who was advised of the findings and when were
they advised?
(3) For each of the 16 results, what were the lead
levels detected and in which locations were they detected?
(4) Which locations have been decommissioned as a
result?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(4) The Chief Health Officer has
reviewed the most recent results and has advised that there is no risk to the
safety of patients or staff. The Chief Health Officer has advised that he has
confidence in the testing regime at Perth Children's Hospital and that
exceedances are typically isolated to specific outlets or fixtures and do not
impact the broader water system. As per the PCH facility water safety plan and
other operational matters, when an exceedance is detected, notifications are
made within the Child and Adolescent Health Service to the relevant areas and
escalated as required. CAHS notified the Department of Health as a result. Remediation
work was taken immediately by CAHS where issues were identified.
I seek leave to table
the rest of the answer, which is in tabular form.
The President: Can I just be clear: Are you tabling
the document or are you seeking leave to have the table included in Hansard ?
Hon Pierre Yang: I table the document.
(Leave granted.)
(See paper 495 .)
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(4) The Chief Health Officer has
reviewed the most recent results and has advised that there is no risk to the
safety of patients or staff. The Chief Health Officer has advised that he has
confidence in the testing regime at Perth Children's Hospital and that
exceedances are typically isolated to specific outlets or fixtures and do not
impact the broader water system. As per the PCH facility water safety plan and
other operational matters, when an exceedance is detected, notifications are
made within the Child and Adolescent Health Service to the relevant areas and
escalated as required. CAHS notified the Department of Health as a result. Remediation
work was taken immediately by CAHS where issues were identified.
I seek leave to table
the rest of the answer, which is in tabular form.
The President: Can I just be clear: Are you tabling
the document or are you seeking leave to have the table included in Hansard ?
Hon Pierre Yang: I table the document.
(Leave granted.)
(See paper 495 .)
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