❓ Mr. Redman questions the Treasurer about the Albany Wave Energy project's value for money following news of Carnegie Clean Energy potentially missing a milestone. The Treasurer declines to table Treasury advice and states the project is R&D and its value will be determined upon completion.
AnsweredQoN 932Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ALBANY WAVE ENERGY
PROJECT — CARNEGIE CLEAN ENERGY
932. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Treasurer:
I
refer to news reports this morning that Carnegie Clean Energy will fail to meet
its next milestone in the Albany wave energy project.
(1) Will the
Treasurer table any advice from Treasury relating to the Albany wave energy
project?
(2) Is he
satisfied, based on Carnegie's announcement this morning, that the
Albany wave energy project represents value for taxpayers' money?
PROJECT — CARNEGIE CLEAN ENERGY
932. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Treasurer:
I
refer to news reports this morning that Carnegie Clean Energy will fail to meet
its next milestone in the Albany wave energy project.
(1) Will the
Treasurer table any advice from Treasury relating to the Albany wave energy
project?
(2) Is he
satisfied, based on Carnegie's announcement this morning, that the
Albany wave energy project represents value for taxpayers' money?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
probably will not table any Treasury advice. When I sat on that side of the
chamber, I do not think a Treasurer ever tabled anything I ever asked of them,
and that is a practice that I intend to stick to. The second part of the member's
question—value for money?
Mr D.T. Redman : Are you
satisfied that it is value for money?
Mr B.S. WYATT : We will find
out in due course. This is an R&D project, as we have always said. I think
we have a debate coming up on this issue this afternoon in a matter of public
interest, but it is a project that was strongly supported by the National
Party. Let us not forget that.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr B.S. WYATT : They also
committed —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr B.S. WYATT : It also
committed to the Albany wave farm project. We understood from day one that it
was always going to be an R&D–based project. I will in due course,
no doubt —
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman!
Mr B.S. WYATT : It is an R&D project that has got
itself caught up with some change in federal policy. We will debate this
fulsomely in a minute. Whether it is value for money we will not know until the
R&D is complete.
probably will not table any Treasury advice. When I sat on that side of the
chamber, I do not think a Treasurer ever tabled anything I ever asked of them,
and that is a practice that I intend to stick to. The second part of the member's
question—value for money?
Mr D.T. Redman : Are you
satisfied that it is value for money?
Mr B.S. WYATT : We will find
out in due course. This is an R&D project, as we have always said. I think
we have a debate coming up on this issue this afternoon in a matter of public
interest, but it is a project that was strongly supported by the National
Party. Let us not forget that.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr B.S. WYATT : They also
committed —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr B.S. WYATT : It also
committed to the Albany wave farm project. We understood from day one that it
was always going to be an R&D–based project. I will in due course,
no doubt —
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman!
Mr B.S. WYATT : It is an R&D project that has got
itself caught up with some change in federal policy. We will debate this
fulsomely in a minute. Whether it is value for money we will not know until the
R&D is complete.
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