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• Confirmation of the Terms of Reference for the Advisory Group;
• Comments and contributions to the Territory-wide Health Services Strategy;
• Comments and contributions to the draft Communications & Engagement Strategy; and
• Input into the development of Specialty Service Plans including references to NGOs;
(11) Where appropriate ACT Health took on board comments from the Advisory Group and reported these to the Director-General or Minister as appropriate.
(12) Yes.
(A copy of the attachment is available at the Chamber Support Office).
Environment—Strathnairn sheep dip site
(Question No 2142)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Planning and Land Management, upon notice, on 15 February 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development):
(1) Where have the former Strathnairn sheep dip contaminated soils and infrastructure been deposed of and if this information is not publically available, why not.
(2) Have the former Strathnairn sheep dip contaminated soils and infrastructure been disposed of safely and permanently; if so, how have they been disposed of.
(3) Are Huon Contractors Pty Ltd a registered, specialist sheep dip remediator and have they been given the contract to decontaminate the former Strathnairn sheep dip site and environs, in both distance and depth.
(4) Has the former Strathnairn sheep dip site/paddock been tested; if not, why not.
(5) Have any of the surrounding sites/paddocks been tested, for example (a) has the post-dip site been tested, (b) has the “drip-dry” draining site been tested, (c) have the holding paddocks been tested and (d) if none of the above mentioned sites/paddocks have been tested, why.
(6) Have any of the subsurface soils (cored down to the water-table) been (a) examined; if not why not, (b) sampled; if not why not, (c) evaluated; if not, why not and (d) decontaminated; if not, why not.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Contaminated soil is in the process of being excavated. When all contaminated soil has been excavated it will be disposed of to a site nominated by the Environment Protection Authority. The disposal information, once completed, will be held by the Environment Protection Authority and would be available upon request.
(2) Excavation and testing has not yet been completed. When all contaminated soil has been excavated it will be disposed of to a site nominated by the Environment Protection Authority.
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