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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 1 Hansard (20 February) . . Page.. 361 ..

Is the Minister aware of any incidences where WorkCover had breached its own regulations.

Is WorkCover subject to the same laws as the wider community.

What authority exists to monitor Workcover's compliance with its own regulations.

Is the Minister satisfied that the overseeing authority is independent.

What quantity of fireworks has been seized by WorkCover in the past five years.

Can WorkCover account for each seizure.

How much seized property has been returned to its owners and on what basis.

Is the 45 tonnes of fireworks stored at the Mugga Lane facility considered a large quantity of fireworks.

What are the requirements of the storage of such an amount at the one depot.

Is the Minister aware that Queensland authorities regard the transport or storage of 500kg gross weight or more of fireworks as a high quantity and views them as high explosives.

Can the Minister confirm that the Mugga Lane facility contains 90 times that amount.

Is the Minister aware that the fireworks explosion at Enschede in Holland two years ago killed many people and caused extensive damage to the surrounding area and that those fireworks were stored in steel shipping containers.

Are the fireworks at the Mugga Lane facility stored in steel shipping containers.

Is the Minister aware that Queensland and Western Australia explosives regulators have determined that fireworks which are transported or stored in large quantities could function similar to high explosives.

Is the Minister aware that under Regulation 19 of the Dangerous Goods Act, the licensee, which in the case of Mugga Lane is WorkCover, must take all precautions to prevent anyone entering the exclusion zone around the facility and the facility itself.

Does the Minister believe that a solitary security guard at the facility is sufficient to comply with this Regulation.

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