Mr. Birney questions the Minister Assisting the Minister for Water Resources regarding compensation claims resulting from a sewerage spill in Victoria Park. The Minister provides a breakdown of claims lodged, approved, rejected, and outstanding, along with associated costs.

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Asked
23 August 2005
Portfolio
Minister Assisting the Minister for Water Resources

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(1) Will the Minister advise the total number of claims for compensation that were lodged with the Government as a result of the recent massive sewerage spill in Victoria Park?
(2) Will the Minister advise how many of these claims have been -
(a) rejected;
(b) approved; and/or
(c) yet to be determined?
(3) Will the Minister advise the individual cost of each claim that has been approved and the total cost of all claims that have been approved?
(4) Will the Minister advise the individual and total cost of all claims that were rejected?
(5) Will the Minister advise the reasons, in each case, for rejection?
(6) Will the Minister advise the approximate cost of all outstanding claims not yet determined?

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Answered
21 September 2005
Response time
29 days
(b) approved; and/or (c) yet to be determined?
(c) yet to be determined?
(1) Seventeen. (2) (a) Nil. (b) Sixteen. (c) One. (3) Claim 1 - $ 20,873 Claim 2 - $ 8,000 Claim 3 - $ 1,666 Claim 4 - $ 242 Claim 5 - $ 7,397 Claim 6 - $ 2,764 Claim 7 - $ 1,962 Claim 8 - $ 921 Claim 9 - $ 1,702 Claim 10 - $ 6,103 Claim 11 - $ 1,000 Claim 12 - $ 891 Claim 13 - $ 1,051 Claim 14 - $ 1,585 Claim 15 - $ 1,945 Claim 16 - $ 44,346 (property clean-up) Total $102,448 (4) Nil. (5)N/A. (6) The cost is currently being negotiated.

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