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Chair's Foreword
Members of the JSCFADT
Members of the PFAS Sub-Committee
Secretariat
Terms of Reference
Abbreviations
List of Recommendations
1. Introduction
Previous interim reports
Conduct of the inquiry
Report structure
Concluding comment
2. Individuals affected by PFAS contamination
Reflections on the progress in remediation efforts
Relocation and financial difficulties arising from PFAS contaminated land
Reflections on community engagement by government agencies
Reflections on PFAS safety standards
Calls to discontinue the use of PFAS
Concluding comment
3. Department of Defence
Role of the Department of Defence
Shifting from investigation to remediation planning
Migration of PFAS from Defence bases
Testing emerging technologies for remediation
Engagement with the community
Concluding comment
4. DAWE (PFAS Taskforce)
Role of the PFAS Taskforce
Current structure of the PFAS Taskforce
PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP)
Progress on international ratification
Collaboration with states and territories
Collaboration across the Commonwealth (Federal) Government
Management of the pfas.gov.au website
Concluding comment
5. Airservices Australia and DITRDC
Role of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (DITRDC)
Role of Airservices Australia
Adoption of a PFAS-free foam product by Airservices Australia
Investigations undertaken by Airservices Australia
Remediation efforts
Investigations at federally-leased civilian airports
Challenges specific to commercial airports
Collaboration with the Department of Defence
Blood serum study of current and former Airservices Australia staff
Concluding comment
6. Department of Health and FSANZ
Role of Department of Health
Role of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Support for medical research by the Australian Government
Community engagement by the Department of Health
Dedicated mental health support services
Health based guidance values for PFAS
Trigger points for contaminated site investigation
Low levels of PFAS in the general Australian food supply
Concluding comment
7. Collaboration with state and territory governments
Site investigations and assessments by the NT EPA
Concluding comment
8. Contractors delivering remediation technologies
Work of Ventia Utility Services
Work of Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies
Work of Synergy Resource Management
Reflections on the
Reflections on health-based guidance values for PFAS
Need for more research into PFAS remediation
Concluding comment
9. Research on PFAS
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE)
ANU PFAS Health Study
Macquarie University
University of Queensland
Concluding comment
Additional comments from the Australian Greens
A. Submissions and Exhibits
Exhibits
B. Public Hearings