❓ Opposition questions government inaction on Dalmarine's Dampier marine facility proposal, citing delays, inadequate infrastructure, and lack of support. Minister deflects, blaming previous government and vaguely promising future action.
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DALMARINE PTY LTD — DAMPIER MARINE FACILITIES
I refer to proposals by Dalmarine Pty Ltd, a company employing 80 people, to invest more than $10 million in new commercial marine facilities at Dampier. (1) Why has the government taken absolutely no action over 16 months to resolve the tenure and other approvals required to allow this development to proceed? (2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
I refer to proposals by Dalmarine Pty Ltd, a company employing 80 people, to invest more than $10 million in new commercial marine facilities at Dampier. (1) Why has the government taken absolutely no action over 16 months to resolve the tenure and other approvals required to allow this development to proceed? (2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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(1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(1) Why has the government taken absolutely no action over 16 months to resolve the tenure and other approvals required to allow this development to proceed? (2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(1) Why has the government taken absolutely no action over 16 months to resolve the tenure and other approvals required to allow this development to proceed? (2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(2) Why does the government think it appropriate that this company be required to refuel its vessels by hand from a tanker trailer in a crowded car park and load its vessels from a crumbling concrete ramp? (3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(3) Why is the government blocking this company from constructing its own slip and maintenance facilities? (4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(4) Why has it taken the minister until today to reply with this non-answer of a letter to emails sent to his office on 29 August 2009 and 24 November 2009? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
(1)–(4) I will begin answering that question by asking how we got to the stage at which, in a vibrant, powerhouse of an economy, a place like Dampier has essential infrastructure that is, in the words of the Leader of the Opposition, crumbling, dilapidated and unusable. It might be an interesting thing for the Leader of the Opposition to think about, because maybe that is why he is there and we are here. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : As I said, I am going from memory because I do not have the letter in front of me. He did not put the question on notice. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed it. It was delivered today. It was received at 1.57 this afternoon. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am saying that I am aware of it. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, you asked quite a few questions then. I hope that the minister might endeavour to answer some of them, but continual interjections will only prolong this process and maybe not achieve what you want to achieve at this point, Leader of the Opposition. Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I am aware that I recently signed the reply that the Leader of the Opposition has got, but I think, from memory, that the advice I received was that although the facilities are substandard, which was caused by the previous government, this particular person is still able to refuel his vessels at Dampier. The Leader of the Opposition has got that there and he could have provided it to me. Now that the Leader of the Opposition has become, since moving to opposition, so concerned about the welfare of businesses in the Pilbara and the economic powerhouse of the nation, I will ensure that we work closely with the person he speaks about to ensure that an appropriate solution is available.
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