Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in writing, on 16 August 2011:

In respect of the arrangements made through his department for the inspection and removal of unauthorised insulation under the Home Insulation Program at an apartment complex in Hornsby on 6 July 2010 (referenced in my letter to him dated 11 July 2010), (a) what are the names of the companies (both main contractors and subcontractors) that actioned or facilitated the inspection and removal of unauthorised insulation, (b) in what location are these companies based, (c) what number of employees undertook the inspection and removal, and (i) in what location was each based, (ii) at what time, by what means, and at what cost did each travel to and from the premises, and (iii) what is the name of the employer of each, and (d) for the three months prior to 6 July 2011, what are the dates and locations of other inspections and/or removals of insulation that each employee undertook pursuant to direct or indirect (ie, contractor or subcontractor) contractual arrangements with the Commonwealth.

Greg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Transfield Services, operating on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, sub-contracted Pulse Electrical to conduct safety inspections under Phase 2 of the Home Insulation Safety Program (HISP). Transfield Services is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) and Pulse Electrical is headquartered in Stafford, Queensland.

Two Pulse Electrical employees attended an apartment complex in Hornsby, NSW on 6 July 2011. A total of eight units at 39 Albert Street, Hornsby had booked a safety inspection, with five completed that day and three aborted due to the householder being unavailable.

The total cost of the scheduled safety inspections was $6,545. This amount is yet to be reviewed and accepted by the Department. Costs are inclusive of GST, travel, hire equipment, accommodation, materials and labour.

For the specific three month period, 6 April 2011 – 6 July 2011, Pulse Electrical completed 170 safety inspections.

Although individual inspector details are available via completed inspection reports and provided to the Department, individual inspectors are employees of Pulse Electrical and it would be inappropriate to provide details of those employees.