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❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the Treasurer regarding $2.79m in consultancy fees paid by the Department of Treasury to KPMG and Deloitte for the Westport project. The Treasurer confirms KPMG's engagement for commercial advice incorporated into the Westport Stage 3 Business Case, denies engaging Deloitte, and asserts State ownership of intellectual property.

AnsweredQoN 1638Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 December 2025

Member

Mr Basil Zempilas

Portfolio

Treasurer

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Reports on Consultants Engaged by Government note the Department of Treasury has paid at least $2.79m for consultancies relating to Westport/new container terminal at Kwinana as follows; $254,883 to KPMG six months ending 31 December 2022, $1,036,492 to KPMG six months ending 30 June 2023, $766,219 to KPMG six months ending 31 December 2023, $208,673 to Deloitte six months ending 31 December 2023, and $526,268 to KPMG six months ending 30 June 2024. Can the Treasurer please advise : (a) Are the amounts paid to KPMG part of one continuous contract or do they relate to separate contracts; (b) Is there an end date for the one or multiple contracts ; (c) Has KPMG provided the Government with a draft and/or final report: (i) If so, when; (d) Can the Treasurer table this draft and/or final report; (e) What has been the outcome from the KPMG consultancy; (f) As part of the consultancy does KPMG provide the Department of Treasury and/or the Treasurer’s office regular update reports: (i) If so, how often; and (ii) If not, why not; (g) How is the consultancy undertaken by Deloitte different to the work being undertaken by the KPMG consultancy; (h) Has Deloitte provided the Government with a draft and/or final report: (i) If so, when; and (ii) Can the Treasurer table this draft and or final report; (i) What has been the outcome from the Deloitte consultancy; (j) As part of the consultancy does Deloitte provide the Department of Treasury and or the Minister regular update reports: (i) If so, how often; and (ii) If not, why not; (k) Whether KPMG and Deloitte share intellectual property with respect to these consultancies; (l) Whether she is aware of the approximately $1.6m paid to PWC and Deloitte by the Department of Transport for consultancies on Westport/new container terminal at Kwinana: (i) If not, why not; (m) How are the consultancies let by Treasury different to the ones let by Transport; (n) Do the consultants engaged by Treasury share intellectual property with the consultants engaged by the Department of Transport: (i) If so, how and when; and (ii) If not, why not; (o) How is the consultancy with Deloitte different to the consultancy it has with Transport; (p) How much more is expected to be spent by Treasury on Westport/new container terminal at Kwinana consultancies in addition to the already reported $4.39m by Treasury and Transport; (q) How has the Government used the work undertaken by these consultants to shape policy and priorities with respect to this project; and (r) Has the Government had to change any aspects to their planning for this project based on the findings from these consultancies: (i) If so, in what ways; and (ii) If not, what have the consultancies added to the planning process?

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Answered

17 February 2026

Response time

1 days

(a)-(r) KPMG was engaged separately by the Department of Treasury to provide commercial advice to Government. This work was incorporated into the Westport Stage 3 Business Case.
The Department of Treasury did not engage Deloitte in relation to Westport.
Any intellectual property developed during any engagement remains the property of the State.

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