Port Kembla stack demolition put on hold

Oct. 19, 2013, 4:01 a.m.

A demolition date for the Port Kembla stack may well be months away.

The NSW Planning and Infrastructure department this week placed two plans from Port Kembla Copper (PKC) on exhibition for public comment.

A demolition management plan and evacuation management plan are on exhibition until October 31.

The government needs to sign off on those plans before the stack demolition can take place and a Planning and Infrastructure department spokesman said that could be some time away.

Plans for demolitionof stack go on show

Following the end of the two-week exhibition, the department and other agencies will consider the submissions received and, once satisfied that the plans are appropriate, will then give the final sign-off, the spokesman said.

He said it was not possible to estimate a timeframe by which the documents would receive the stamp of approval.

While the department is keen to progress the matter in a timely fashion, its not possible to speculate on how long this may take as it is dependent on a number of factors such as the number and nature of the submissions received and whether any changes to the plans are required as a result, he said.

Once the plans are signed off a demolition date will then be determined in discussion with PKC and all relevant government agencies.

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