Mr BAYLEY – Okay. Another question, perhaps through you to the Director of the EPA, about Lake Rosebery and the oil spill: by way of an update on the response to that and how it is at the moment. And a question – that was a legacy industrial site that happened, what work has the EPA done to identify other legacy sites that are out there across the environment that pose this risk and need to be addressed in a systematic way, and has a budget allocation been made to deliver that? Through you, minister.
Ms OGILVIE – Thank you.
Ms WILSON – Through you, minister. I’m happy to answer that because I think the team and all across government did an immediate and really good response to Lake Rosebery.
Mr BAYLEY – We appreciated the briefings at the time.
Ms WILSON – Thank you. Regarding that, you’re aware of those findings that, yes, it was a legacy site that caused that. In regards to – sorry, I’m just trying to find, because you asked about any ongoing environmental –
Mr BAYLEY – There are two things: are there any ongoing actions at Lake Rosebery or is that response resolved now? And, what are you doing more broadly across the landscape to identify other legacy sites and deal with them before they cause a problem?
Ms WILSON -Yes, we are currently finalising our investigation to determine potential contraventions of environmental legislation, so that court file is currently being completed. In regard to legacy sites, we have the up-assess. We do old petrol stations – known sites are actually on a register – Cindy, probably, to be honest, has a lot more background because she manages this. One of our specific areas in regulation is the management of this space so, yes, we are continually updating that as appropriate sites. If that’s okay, through you, minister –
Ms OGILVIE – Yes, please.
Mr BAYLEY – And I guess taking action to address them is the point, more than anything.
Ms WILSON – Yes.
Ms ONG – In relation to your question about sites, like the one at Lake Rosebery where it was an old underground petrol system, we have had early conversations with both TasWater and Hydro about other such situations. As Catherine mentioned, there are underground petrol station storage system regulations that we regulate as well. There are around 500 sites in that database.
Mr BAYLEY – What are you doing to those sites that exist, such as the one at Lake Rosebery? Do you have an active program to talk to the owners or, indeed, talk to Hydro who should own the liability, about addressing them before they flood or spill or burn or whatever other impact may happen?
Ms WILSON – These are the subjects of the early conversations. We don’t have a program, as such, in place that I can give you, but, certainly, it’s a thing that we want to do.
CHAIR – The time for scrutiny has expired. We will now break for lunch.
