Northern Metropolitan Region
Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (12:40): My constituency question this afternoon is for the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. Following the toxic Campbellfield fire that occurred at a licensed facility in my electorate of Northern Metropolitan Region, my constituents are asking me if there is any chance of this happening again. Minister, we already know that the Environment Protection Authority Victoria was at the location of the Campbellfield fire less than 24 hours beforehand, yet the fire still happened. It is suggested around the northern metropolitan area that other businesses have got toxic waste chemicals. The question I ask of the minister is: to your knowledge, is chemical waste able to be removed by the EPA or any other agency if a licensee is not complying with the suspension targets?