❓ Hon. Cheryl Davenport questions the Minister for Transport regarding Westrail's legal costs associated with an appeal against the release of a review on timber railway sleepers. The Minister clarifies that the FOI request was directed to the Minister, not Westrail, and therefore Westrail incurred no costs.
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I refer to the minister’s appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Information Commissioner that the review of Westrail’s use of timber railway sleepers be released. What have been Westrail’s legal costs to date and what are the anticipated future legal costs? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
The freedom of information application was directed to the Minister for Transport, not to Westrail. Westrail has not incurred any legal costs and is not expected to incur any legal costs in the future in respect of this matter.
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