❓ A parliamentary question regarding the cost of the transition period for VenuesLive's management of the Perth Stadium and whether further subsidies will be required. The Minister's response is evasive, referring to budget documents rather than providing a direct answer.
AnsweredQoN 451Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PERTH
STADIUM — VENUESLIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
451. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I have a supplementary question. In relation to the minister's
answer that there is an 18-month transition period, how much will taxpayers pay
out over that 18-month transition period? Also, will the minister rule out any
further subsidies for the operation of the stadium?
STADIUM — VENUESLIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
451. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I have a supplementary question. In relation to the minister's
answer that there is an 18-month transition period, how much will taxpayers pay
out over that 18-month transition period? Also, will the minister rule out any
further subsidies for the operation of the stadium?
AnswerView source ↗
In terms of how much will be paid out over the transition
period, we have appointed the operator. Its task is to get on and start
delivering under the contract.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
Member —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time. Member for
Willagee, I call you to order for the first time. A very short answer through
the Chair, minister.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am happy to answer. Pre-operational costs and transition
costs are laid out in the budget, and the member is very well aware of that.
She sat in all the estimates committee hearings for all the ministers
responsible. Those costs are laid out in the budget for everyone to see. There
has been more information —
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Member, this has been your modus operandi in relation to this
project—it is. You talk over the top of everyone. You sprout out
information in the public so that the —
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Absolutely —
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time.
Minister, a quick answer through the Chair.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She has verballed every single member that is responsible for
this. She actually does not understand this.
The
SPEAKER : Through the Chair, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She actually does not understand it.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : You have 10 seconds to finish off, through the Chair.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The member is very well aware that all the information
relating to these two contracts is laid out in the budget; there is more
information than we have ever provided in relation to any project because we
have subscribed to the public–private partnership guidelines as
required by the National Public Private Partnership Guidelines that we need to
adhere to, which every government has signed up to. There is a transitional
cost. Those costs are laid out in the budget. Off the top of my head, I cannot
tell you what they are.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Thank you.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The actual information is not available off the top of my head
for that particular line.
Ms
R. Saffioti : Why wasn't it in the statement?
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It is in the budget. You asked me a question about it. You
clarified it in estimates. All you are doing is seeking another headline. Every
single person in Western Australia, wherever I go in this state, is looking
forward to the opening.
The
SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
period, we have appointed the operator. Its task is to get on and start
delivering under the contract.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
Member —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time. Member for
Willagee, I call you to order for the first time. A very short answer through
the Chair, minister.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am happy to answer. Pre-operational costs and transition
costs are laid out in the budget, and the member is very well aware of that.
She sat in all the estimates committee hearings for all the ministers
responsible. Those costs are laid out in the budget for everyone to see. There
has been more information —
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Member, this has been your modus operandi in relation to this
project—it is. You talk over the top of everyone. You sprout out
information in the public so that the —
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Absolutely —
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time.
Minister, a quick answer through the Chair.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She has verballed every single member that is responsible for
this. She actually does not understand this.
The
SPEAKER : Through the Chair, please.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : She actually does not understand it.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : You have 10 seconds to finish off, through the Chair.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The member is very well aware that all the information
relating to these two contracts is laid out in the budget; there is more
information than we have ever provided in relation to any project because we
have subscribed to the public–private partnership guidelines as
required by the National Public Private Partnership Guidelines that we need to
adhere to, which every government has signed up to. There is a transitional
cost. Those costs are laid out in the budget. Off the top of my head, I cannot
tell you what they are.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Thank you.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : The actual information is not available off the top of my head
for that particular line.
Ms
R. Saffioti : Why wasn't it in the statement?
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It is in the budget. You asked me a question about it. You
clarified it in estimates. All you are doing is seeking another headline. Every
single person in Western Australia, wherever I go in this state, is looking
forward to the opening.
The
SPEAKER : That is the end of that question.
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