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MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 407

Casuarina Sands

Mrs Grassby - asked the Minister.for Finance and Urban services on 17 April 199.1

(1) Was the contract to demolish the Casuarina Sands

Weir signed before the Alliance Cabinet decided

decided to formalise the demolition decision.

(2) What was the cost of the clean-up operation at

Casuarina Sands following the oil spill which took

place there during the demolition project.

(3) What was the damage cause to the flora and fauna at

Casuarina Sands as a result of the oil spill at the

demolition site. _.

Mr.Duby - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) No. The Cabinet decision to remove the weir was

announced by the ACT Government on 21 February

1991. The formal execution of the contract to

carry out the demolition occurred on 28 February

1991.

(2) The cost to the ACT Government of cleaning up the

spill was approximately $750 for wages and $250 for

materials:

(3) The total amount of oilspill is estimated at

between two and three litres. Because of the small

volume of oil and the quick action taken to remove

it, no apparent damage has occurred to flora and

fauna.

It should be noted that the photograph that appeared in the Canberra Times on 12 March 1991 was not in fact oil scum but an environmentally harmless wood wool product that was deliberately placed behind the boom to provide protection against oil spills.

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