State shadow treasurer Troy Buswell has called for a short-term inquiry into the Varanus Island gas explosion with results released before Western Australians head to the polls.
State shadow treasurer Troy Buswell has called for a short-term inquiry into the Varanus Island gas explosion with results to be released before Western Australians head to the polls.
ABC reported Mr Buswell as saying that Western Australians needed to know what role the Carpenter government played before and after the explosion which caused a third of the state's gas supply to be cut.
Mr Buswell said that after the September 6 election, a detailed Royal Commission would also be required to drive out any concerns of a conflict of interest for the regulatory body investigating the incident.
The state opposition has repeatedly called for a royal commission into the explosion and have accused the government of a cover-up.
Yesterday the Liberal Party released a series of documents obtained under Freedom of Information to show the Department of Industry and Resources failed to properly regulate and implement licence conditions on Varanus Island.
Premier Alan Carpenter has not ruled out a royal commission into the incident but said it would take place after the election date.
He said the government would wait on a report from the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority.
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