❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the government's stance on privatising Gold Corporation and other public assets, particularly Western Power. The government's response indicates that options for Gold Corporation are still being analysed and that previous plans to privatise Western Power have been abandoned.
AnsweredQoN 835Legislative Council
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GOLD CORPORATION — PRIVATISATION
835. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the
ownership and review of Gold Corporation.
(1) Noting the
Labor government's ideological opposition to privatising public assets,
will the minister rule out privatising Gold Corporation?
(2) If no to (1),
can the minister confirm that privatisation of public assets can be of benefit
to Western Australian taxpayers?
(3) If yes to (2),
what other public assets is the government considering privatising?
(4) Has the
minister liaised with the Minister for Energy over the possible privatisation
of Western Power?
835. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the
ownership and review of Gold Corporation.
(1) Noting the
Labor government's ideological opposition to privatising public assets,
will the minister rule out privatising Gold Corporation?
(2) If no to (1),
can the minister confirm that privatisation of public assets can be of benefit
to Western Australian taxpayers?
(3) If yes to (2),
what other public assets is the government considering privatising?
(4) Has the
minister liaised with the Minister for Energy over the possible privatisation
of Western Power?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following response, which I provide on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary, has been provided by the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum.
(1)–(3) The
independent options analysis for Gold Corporation is still underway and no
decisions have been made in relation to the ownership structure of Gold
Corporation.
(4) The previous
Liberal–National government's possible privatisation of Western
Power was scrapped by the Labor government following the 2017 state election.
of the question. The following response, which I provide on behalf of the
parliamentary secretary, has been provided by the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum.
(1)–(3) The
independent options analysis for Gold Corporation is still underway and no
decisions have been made in relation to the ownership structure of Gold
Corporation.
(4) The previous
Liberal–National government's possible privatisation of Western
Power was scrapped by the Labor government following the 2017 state election.
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