❓ Hon Ken Travers questions the details of the Ord Development Agreement with Kimberley Agricultural Investment, seeking specifics on the $200 million investment, job creation, infrastructure development, and costs.
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I refer to the announcement by the Premier and previous Minister for Regional Development on 6 December 2013 that they have signed an Ord Development Agreement with Kimberley Agricultural Investment Pty Ltd, which would provide a staged $200 million investment over four years, and I ask: (a) can the Parliamentary Secretary please break down the different components of the $200 million investment, including milestones and targets; (b) have any of these components changed since the agreement was signed; (c) if yes to (b): (i) what are the changes to the agreement; (ii) on which date were they made; (iii) at which party’s suggestion; and (iv) what were the reasons given for the changes; (d) how many jobs, particularly local Aboriginal jobs, did Kimberley Agricultural Investment indicate that it would create as a result of the development; (e) what infrastructure is Kimberley Agricultural Investment required to develop as part of this agreement; (f) is there any requirements to develop Wyndham port and, if so, what are the details of these requirements; and (g) what is the cost per hectare of developing this land?
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12 August 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Regional Development
Response time
91 days
I refer to the announcement by the Premier
and previous Minister for Regional Development on 6 December 2013 that they
have signed an Ord Development Agreement with Kimberley Agricultural Investment
Pty Ltd, which would provide a staged $200 million investment over four years,
and I ask: (a) can the Parliamentary
Secretary please break down the different components of the $200 million
investment, including milestones and targets; (b) have any of these components changed since the agreement was
signed; (c) if yes to (b): (i) what are the changes to the
agreement; (ii) on which date were they
made; (iii) at which party’s suggestion;
and (iv) what were the reasons given for
the changes; (d) how many jobs,
particularly local Aboriginal jobs, did Kimberley Agricultural Investment
indicate that it would create as a result of the development; (e) what infrastructure is Kimberley Agricultural
Investment required to develop as part of this agreement; (f) is there any requirements to develop Wyndham
port and, if so, what are the details of these requirements; and (g) what is the cost per hectare of developing this
land?
and previous Minister for Regional Development on 6 December 2013 that they
have signed an Ord Development Agreement with Kimberley Agricultural Investment
Pty Ltd, which would provide a staged $200 million investment over four years,
and I ask: (a) can the Parliamentary
Secretary please break down the different components of the $200 million
investment, including milestones and targets; (b) have any of these components changed since the agreement was
signed; (c) if yes to (b): (i) what are the changes to the
agreement; (ii) on which date were they
made; (iii) at which party’s suggestion;
and (iv) what were the reasons given for
the changes; (d) how many jobs,
particularly local Aboriginal jobs, did Kimberley Agricultural Investment
indicate that it would create as a result of the development; (e) what infrastructure is Kimberley Agricultural
Investment required to develop as part of this agreement; (f) is there any requirements to develop Wyndham
port and, if so, what are the details of these requirements; and (g) what is the cost per hectare of developing this
land?
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