❓ WA Parliament QoN regarding a proposed program to incentivise interstate FIFO workers to relocate permanently to WA, particularly regional areas. The government is still developing the program details.
AnsweredQoN 459Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
RESOURCES SECTOR —
INTERSTATE FLY IN, FLY OUT WORKERS
459. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
This
question is asked on behalf of Hon
Jacqui Boydell, who is away from the
chamber on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the Premier's
announcement last week that the state government will look to incentivise
eastern states fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently in Western Australia.
(1) Will there be specific
incentives to resettle interstate FIFO workers in regional Western Australia?
(2) Will this
program be for only interstate FIFO workers or will metropolitan FIFO workers
from Perth be eligible?
(3) Which agency will be the lead
agency to implement this program?
(4) Please table
any correspondence and the dates of any meetings that have occurred to date
relating to the FIFO program between the Premier's office and the
following Western Australian stakeholders —
(a) the Chamber of Minerals and
Energy;
(b) the Housing Industry Association;
(c) the Minister for Regional
Development;
(d) any mining and resourcing
companies; and
(e) any local government
organisations.
INTERSTATE FLY IN, FLY OUT WORKERS
459. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
This
question is asked on behalf of Hon
Jacqui Boydell, who is away from the
chamber on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the Premier's
announcement last week that the state government will look to incentivise
eastern states fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently in Western Australia.
(1) Will there be specific
incentives to resettle interstate FIFO workers in regional Western Australia?
(2) Will this
program be for only interstate FIFO workers or will metropolitan FIFO workers
from Perth be eligible?
(3) Which agency will be the lead
agency to implement this program?
(4) Please table
any correspondence and the dates of any meetings that have occurred to date
relating to the FIFO program between the Premier's office and the
following Western Australian stakeholders —
(a) the Chamber of Minerals and
Energy;
(b) the Housing Industry Association;
(c) the Minister for Regional
Development;
(d) any mining and resourcing
companies; and
(e) any local government
organisations.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
program to incentivise interstate fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently
in Western Australia is still being developed. As such, eligibility and other
criteria are still being finalised. This is a cross-agency initiative.
(4) The collation
of this information cannot be achieved in the time frame for a question without
notice. I ask the honourable member to put that part of the question on notice.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The
program to incentivise interstate fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently
in Western Australia is still being developed. As such, eligibility and other
criteria are still being finalised. This is a cross-agency initiative.
(4) The collation
of this information cannot be achieved in the time frame for a question without
notice. I ask the honourable member to put that part of the question on notice.
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