❓ Mr. Castrilli asks for an update on the amalgamation of regional ports. The Minister for Transport responds, highlighting the passage of the Ports Legislation Amendment Act 2014 and future plans to transfer marine safety oversight to the regional port authorities.
AnsweredQoN 968Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PORT
AUTHORITIES — AMALGAMATIONS
968. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the
Minister for Transport:
The state government is creating four regional port
authorities to streamline operations for port users. Can the minister please
provide an update to the house on the amalgamation of regional ports?
AUTHORITIES — AMALGAMATIONS
968. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the
Minister for Transport:
The state government is creating four regional port
authorities to streamline operations for port users. Can the minister please
provide an update to the house on the amalgamation of regional ports?
AnswerView source ↗
This is another piece of work in which the government is
taking action and getting on with business. The Ports Legislation Amendment Act
2014 was passed last financial year, having received royal assent on 20 May
2014. It has seen the amalgamation of seven ports into four regional ports.
This amalgamation has concentrated the commercial acumen across those ports and
has allowed them to bring a regional focus to strategic and port development,
which is a very timely and important action for improving and facilitating trade
throughout the state. The next phase of the amalgamation, with draft
legislation to be considered in 2015–16, will transfer the
responsibility of overseeing marine safety at 12 regional ports from the
Department of Transport to these new regional ports. Once fully implemented,
this will rescind the department's direct involvement in the operation
of these 12 ports with a full handover to those regional ports. Although the
current government's arrangements have served the state well, they are
about ensuring that we concentrate that commercial acumen to these additional
ports to facilitate growth right across regional Western Australia.
taking action and getting on with business. The Ports Legislation Amendment Act
2014 was passed last financial year, having received royal assent on 20 May
2014. It has seen the amalgamation of seven ports into four regional ports.
This amalgamation has concentrated the commercial acumen across those ports and
has allowed them to bring a regional focus to strategic and port development,
which is a very timely and important action for improving and facilitating trade
throughout the state. The next phase of the amalgamation, with draft
legislation to be considered in 2015–16, will transfer the
responsibility of overseeing marine safety at 12 regional ports from the
Department of Transport to these new regional ports. Once fully implemented,
this will rescind the department's direct involvement in the operation
of these 12 ports with a full handover to those regional ports. Although the
current government's arrangements have served the state well, they are
about ensuring that we concentrate that commercial acumen to these additional
ports to facilitate growth right across regional Western Australia.
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