❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details of meetings and correspondence between the government and Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) regarding the Railway and Port (The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Bill 2018. The Minister provided dates of meetings but declined to table correspondence due to commercial confidentiality.
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I refer to the Railway and Port (The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd) Agreement Amendment Bill 2018 , and I ask: (a) will the Minister table a list of dates when Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has met with the Minister, department employees, or any agencies in relation to this bill: (i) if no to (a), why not; and (b) will the Minister table any correspondence and minutes from any meetings between FMG and the Minister, the department or any agencies in relation to this bill, redacting any commercial in confidence information: (i) if no to (b), why not?
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Answered
28 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
(a) The Department has regular meetings with FMG with regard to the Company’s projects. The Department met with FMG and discussed the Bill on:
14 September 2017
9 November 2017
21 December 2017
15 February 2018
15 March 2018
29 March 2018
The Premier has met with FMG on the following dates:
9 May 2017
3 November 2017
1 February 2018
16 February 2018
14 June 2018
A variety of topics were discussed at each meeting
(i) N/A
(b) No.
(i) Government regularly receives correspondence from commercial parties in relation to proposed or current legislation. Many of these documents, and the subsequent discussions around them, understandably centre on commercial operations and therefore commercial in confidence.
14 September 2017
9 November 2017
21 December 2017
15 February 2018
15 March 2018
29 March 2018
The Premier has met with FMG on the following dates:
9 May 2017
3 November 2017
1 February 2018
16 February 2018
14 June 2018
A variety of topics were discussed at each meeting
(i) N/A
(b) No.
(i) Government regularly receives correspondence from commercial parties in relation to proposed or current legislation. Many of these documents, and the subsequent discussions around them, understandably centre on commercial operations and therefore commercial in confidence.
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