❓ A parliamentary question regarding local content in the resources sector, specifically concerning CITIC Pacific's procurement practices and the Premier's response acknowledging the issue and outlining steps to improve local industry participation.
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RESOURCES SECTOR — LOCAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
This is the first Premier in Western Australia to sign a state agreement preferencing foreign jobs instead of local jobs. I note that CITIC Pacific Mining recently tendered a $70 million per year supply contract for magnetite processing consumables and has told local industry participants that the supply is committed to an overseas company that is yet to commission a manufacturing facility. (1) Does the Premier now concede that foreign content procurement is a strong element of the current construction super cycle? (2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT
This is the first Premier in Western Australia to sign a state agreement preferencing foreign jobs instead of local jobs. I note that CITIC Pacific Mining recently tendered a $70 million per year supply contract for magnetite processing consumables and has told local industry participants that the supply is committed to an overseas company that is yet to commission a manufacturing facility. (1) Does the Premier now concede that foreign content procurement is a strong element of the current construction super cycle? (2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(1) Does the Premier now concede that foreign content procurement is a strong element of the current construction super cycle? (2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(1) Does the Premier now concede that foreign content procurement is a strong element of the current construction super cycle? (2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(2) Is the Premier aware that there are two established Australian suppliers of grinding media, one of which has been operating in Bassendean since 1965? (3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(3) Does the Premier support skilled work remaining in Western Australia; and, if so, how does he intend to deliver on it? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
I thank the member for Willagee for some notice of this question. (1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
(1)–(3) I think the member referred to CITIC Pacific. If he checks his records, he might find that that project started construction under the Labor government. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did; it is a fact. Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr E.S. Ripper : And there was a recent tender. What are you doing to enforce the state agreement that applies to that project? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re responsible. What are you doing? The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition, I gave the call to the member for Willagee. He has asked the question. I want to hear the answer from the Premier, not from you. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : As I said last week in the Parliament, there is a serious issue about local content in this round of major projects being undertaken in the state. I repeat: CITIC Pacific is a major project—it is the first of the generation, I guess, of magnetite iron ore processing—that started under the previous government and is now close to going into production. I think the member will find, as I said last week, that the amount of work flowing into fabrication and other industries in this state will start to accelerate probably in about six months. There was a two-year lag because of the global financial crisis, when projects simply went on hold and investment decisions were not made. Nevertheless, again, as I said last week, along with Hon Simon O’Brien, who has responsibility as Minister for Commerce, I visited the major workshops in the Kwinana area and at the Australian Marine Complex. I intend to return with some of the major company heads. I take some confidence from the commitments that they have given to ensure that more work flows to those fabricators and, indeed, that some of the larger fabrication and other contracts are broken up into smaller components so that some of that work can flow locally. This is not going to be solved overnight. I still am confident that a large amount of work will flow into those workshops. Right now they are probably operating at about one-third of their capacity. I recognise that and this government will work to improve the situation. I am confident that it will improve.
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