Report - Part B

Firefighting foam contamination

Part B – Army Aviation Centre Oakey and other Commonwealth, state and territory sites

4 May 2016

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Committee Membership	(PDF 24KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 9KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 31KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 32KB)
Referral of inquiry and terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry Part A: RAAF Base Williamtown Part B: other Commonwealth, state and territory sites Acknowledgements Note on references
Chapter 2 - Army Aviation Centre Oakey and RAAF Base Williamtown revisited	(PDF 157KB)
Introduction Use of firefighting foams at Army Aviation Centre Oakey Impact of contamination on the Oakey community Defence engagement with the community and Toowoomba Regional Council Committee view and recommendations RAAF Base Williamtown revisited Correcting the record
Chapter 3 - Other Commonwealth, state and territory sites	(PDF 161KB)
The effects of PFOS/PFOA: update Contaminated sites Response of authorities Regulatory frameworks and coordination between Commonwealth and state governments Committee view
Chapter 4 - Conclusion: moving forward	(PDF 29KB)
Dissenting report of Coalition senators	(PDF 26KB)
Additional Comments from the Australian Greens	(PDF 36KB)
Background Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination Contamination recommendations Stockholm Convention Time for remediation Impacted sites Gold Coast Airport Great Barrier Reef Darwin Oakey Extent of contamination
Appendix 1 - Submissions	(PDF 14KB)
Appendix 2 - Tabled documents, answers to questions on notice and additional information	(PDF 11KB)
Tabled documents Answers to questions on notice Additional information
Appendix 3 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 18KB)
Thursday 3 December 2015 Tuesday 22 December 2015 Wednesday, 9 March 2016 Thursday, 7 April 2016
Appendix 4 - Part A List of Recommendations	(PDF 111KB)
Appendix 5 - Oakey PFOA and PFOS Detection Area and Investigation Area Maps	(PDF 6KB)
Appendix 6 - Government response to Part A	(PDF 1325KB)
Appendix 7 - Current and historical sites where ARFF services were provided and foams used at each site	(PDF 3690KB)

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Report - Part B

Firefighting foam contamination

Part B – Army Aviation Centre Oakey and other Commonwealth, state and territory sites

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