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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 4 Hansard (25 June) . . Page.. 1136 ..

The bulk of land requiring remediation is former National Land. The Commonwealth will be responsible for the work in accordance with the terms of the Acton/Kingston Land Swap agreement.

(2) The Contamination Assessment was undertaken by AGC Woodward Clyde Pty Ltd. The process was independently audited by Ms Terri Bulman of ADI Limited, an accredited environmental auditor under Victoria legislation which has also been adopted by New South Wales and South Australia.

(a) The contracts commenced on 28 August 1996 and the final report was submitted on 14 April 1997. The findings were publicly announced and copies of the report provided to all MLAs.

(b) The total cost of the AGC Woodward Clyde consultancy was $163,871. The total cost of the ADI Limited consultancy was $8,810. Progress payments were made at the completion of each stage of the consultancies rather than on a daily basis. These costs were reported in the 1996-97 Annual Report of the Department of Business, the Arts, Sport and Tourism.

(c) The terms of reference of the AGC Woodward Clyde consultancy were to:

. assess and report on the type and extent of any contamination on the site and associated areas;

. determine the actual or potential migration of contaminants;

. advise on appropriate remediation methods (if required) and give indicative costings for specific areas of contamination, and the time which would be required to complete the remediation;

. assess the suitability of the site for the proposed land uses with reference to the above findings and recommendations;

. provide advice on the types of land uses which might be compatible with various types and concentrations of contaminants or levels of remediation; and

. complete a geo-technical report on the site including information on loading limits, special foundation requirements, and any additional costs that might be involved.

The terms of reference of ADI Limited were to audit the AGC Woodward Clyde Study and to report separately and independently.

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