INQ208

Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref REC-UID CODE SubCode SrcNUM Recommendation
INQ208 REC208-0524 C - Response 8 - Communications and warnings Recommendation 1

That the Premier issue clear and unambiguous guidelines to all Government Ministers specifying the timing of notifications to the public of any matters that may affect public health or safety.

INQ208 REC208-0525 C - Response 7 - Inter-agency communication Recommendation 2

That the Office of Environment and Heritage amend its operating procedures for the Environment Line to ensure that there are clear obligations to pass on information relevant to other agencies, to those agencies in a timely manner.

INQ208 REC208-0526 A - Responsibility 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review Recommendation 3

That OEH’s testing procedures for determining the impact of pollution incidents incorporate additional requirements for the checking and verification of results before those results are released.

INQ208 REC208-0527 A - Responsibility 35 - Business and Industry in relation to industry Recommendation 4

That the Office of Environment and Heritage require Orica to engage and fund appropriate independent experts to oversee any modifications to the plant in the next major maintenance overhaul of the plant in 2016 and in any upgrades to the plant prior to that date.

INQ208 REC208-0528 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 5

That, as part of the Pollution Incident Management Response Plan to be developed for Orica’s Kooragang Island site, or by another appropriate mechanism, the Office of Environment and Heritage ensure that Orica’s incident-response procedures address the need to consider all relevant factors when a

INQ208 REC208-0529 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 6

That, when developing requirements concerning pollution incident response management plans pursuant to the recent legislative amendments, the Office of Environment and Hertiage include appropriate definitions as to the meaning of ‘immediately’, and when ‘material harm to the environment is caused

INQ208 REC208-0530 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 7

That, if necessary, regulation be amended to require Health to approve any script used by any party concerned, for door knocking or other information dissemination, if Health is not the first source of information to affected residents.