Fox Studios Hazardous Chemicals Use
Reverend the Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes: My question is directed to the Attorney General, representing the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment. Is the Minister aware that the Environmental Protection Authority is responsible for monitoring the use of only two of a dozen hazardous chemicals at Fox Studios, including some styrene-based resins and certain clothes dyes? Is the Minister aware that currently there are no legislative or regulatory controls on the use of more than a dozen other chemicals at the Fox Studios site? Is the Minister aware that the hazardous chemicals for which there are currently no legislative or regulatory controls are extensively documented carcinogens? Is the Minister prepared to undertake an assessment of operations at Fox Studios regarding the use of currently monitored hazardous chemicals and their impacts upon Centennial Park and the surrounding residences, particularly in relation to airborne documented carcinogens?
The Hon. John Hatzistergos: I will refer the question to the Minister and obtain a response.