Hon Steve Martin asks about the allocation and purpose of the $5m Supply Chain Resilience Fund across four financial years. The answer indicates delays in the Commonwealth's Strategic Fleet Pilot Program have stalled the fund's establishment.

AnsweredQoN 1238Legislative Council
Asked
24 February 2026
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Ports

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I refer to the $5m Supply Chain Resilience Fund announced in a WA Labor media release dated 18 February 2025 and later included in the 2025-26 State Budget, and I ask: (a) what will payments out of this fund support, for each of the following years: (i) 2025-26; (ii) 2026-27; (iii) 2027-28; and (iv) 2028-29; and (b) for each purpose in (a), what amount per year has been allocated?

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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Ports
Response time
8 days
(a-b) The State’s Supply Chain Resilience Fund aims to complement the Commonwealth Government's Strategic Fleet Pilot Program to drive the development of WA’s supply chain, shipping and maritime workforce capabilities. Delays to the establishment of the Commonwealth’s pilot program mean that the State’s Supply Chain Fund is yet to be formerly established.

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