❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding KCGM's compliance with arsenic level licence conditions at its Gidgi Roaster. The Minister confirms previous prosecutions for breaches and states a recent investigation found no breach.
AnsweredQoN 1262Legislative Council
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I refer to the question on notice number 1039 of August 12 2003 and the answers provided -
(1) Can the Minister give an approximate date in which all of the information requested for part 7 will be provided?
(2) If no to (1) why not?
(3) Can the Minister provide an approximate date when the ‘investigation’ into Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd (KCGM) will be completed?
(4) If no to (3) why not?
(5) Can the Minister explain why the department was concerned with the ‘well being or welfare of the community’, as opposed to the environment when the licence condition for the level of arsenic was first set given that the ‘community’ is quite some distance from the Gidgi Roaster?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) Will the DEP prosecute KCGM operator for Barrick Mines and Newmont Mining for breaching licence conditions with arsenic levels at its Gidgi roaster?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
(1) Can the Minister give an approximate date in which all of the information requested for part 7 will be provided?
(2) If no to (1) why not?
(3) Can the Minister provide an approximate date when the ‘investigation’ into Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd (KCGM) will be completed?
(4) If no to (3) why not?
(5) Can the Minister explain why the department was concerned with the ‘well being or welfare of the community’, as opposed to the environment when the licence condition for the level of arsenic was first set given that the ‘community’ is quite some distance from the Gidgi Roaster?
(6) If no to (5) why not?
(7) Will the DEP prosecute KCGM operator for Barrick Mines and Newmont Mining for breaching licence conditions with arsenic levels at its Gidgi roaster?
(8) If no to (7) why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 November 2003
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
54 days
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) advised that KCGM has breached licence conditions on one occasion for Fimiston and on two occasions for the Gidji Roaster operations in the last 13 years. KCGM have been prosecuted on each occasion. The DEP could not locate any information relating to breach of licence conditions in the files for the Mt Percy operation, which had been closed since 2001. (2) Answered by (1). (3) The investigation has been completed, and a media release was issued on 24 September 2003. The outcome of the investigation is that KCGM did not breach its licence conditions. (4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(2) Answered by (1). (3) The investigation has been completed, and a media release was issued on 24 September 2003. The outcome of the investigation is that KCGM did not breach its licence conditions. (4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(3) The investigation has been completed, and a media release was issued on 24 September 2003. The outcome of the investigation is that KCGM did not breach its licence conditions. (4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(2) Answered by (1). (3) The investigation has been completed, and a media release was issued on 24 September 2003. The outcome of the investigation is that KCGM did not breach its licence conditions. (4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(3) The investigation has been completed, and a media release was issued on 24 September 2003. The outcome of the investigation is that KCGM did not breach its licence conditions. (4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(4) Answered by (3). (5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(5) The definition of environment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , is “living things, their physical, biological and social surroundings, and interactions between all of these”. The licence condition was set for arsenic to control pollution in the environment, which includes the community. (6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(6) Answered by (5). (7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(7) No. (8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
(8) KCGM had not breached its licence conditions.
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