❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Treasurer regarding the sale of Fremantle Port, specifically addressing concerns raised by the National Party about access, pricing, monopolistic behaviour, and the live sheep trade. The Treasurer assures that these issues are being addressed and will be detailed in upcoming legislation.
AnsweredQoN 120Legislative Assembly
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FREMANTLE PORT — ASSET SALES —
DEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONAL PARTY'S COMMENTS
120. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Treasurer:
I refer to the statement yesterday
by the Deputy Leader of the National Party regarding the National Party's
concerns about the sale of Fremantle port, including access and pricing
arrangements, monopolistic behaviour and the live sheep trade. Her statement
was, and I quote —
In relation to the matters that have
been canvassed in this house today, there are no details on the table that give
me confidence � to go to our constituency and say that this deal will not
adversely impact key stakeholders, particularly the agricultural sector.
(1) Why would the
Liberal‑National government make a decision to sell Fremantle port when
within government there are no details on the table regarding those key issues?
(2) Will the
Treasurer be providing those details to the cabinet or to Parliament before the
legislation is introduced, which, according to the Premier, will be either this
or next week?
DEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONAL PARTY'S COMMENTS
120. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Treasurer:
I refer to the statement yesterday
by the Deputy Leader of the National Party regarding the National Party's
concerns about the sale of Fremantle port, including access and pricing
arrangements, monopolistic behaviour and the live sheep trade. Her statement
was, and I quote —
In relation to the matters that have
been canvassed in this house today, there are no details on the table that give
me confidence � to go to our constituency and say that this deal will not
adversely impact key stakeholders, particularly the agricultural sector.
(1) Why would the
Liberal‑National government make a decision to sell Fremantle port when
within government there are no details on the table regarding those key issues?
(2) Will the
Treasurer be providing those details to the cabinet or to Parliament before the
legislation is introduced, which, according to the Premier, will be either this
or next week?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) The
process is that for the last budget we committed to proceeding to a sale; of
course, it was contingent upon doing a whole range of work and addressing many
of the issues that the member mentioned—access pricing, definition —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Have you told the
National Party what —
Dr M.D. NAHAN : Let me finish; okay?
All those issues have been worked on
for nine months or so. We have gone through them all in great detail. That
issue will be brought to cabinet for discussion, and our intention is to bring
legislation through that will deal with all those in great detail and cover the
issues. I am confident that through the cabinet process and the parliamentary
process we will address the issues mentioned.
process is that for the last budget we committed to proceeding to a sale; of
course, it was contingent upon doing a whole range of work and addressing many
of the issues that the member mentioned—access pricing, definition —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Have you told the
National Party what —
Dr M.D. NAHAN : Let me finish; okay?
All those issues have been worked on
for nine months or so. We have gone through them all in great detail. That
issue will be brought to cabinet for discussion, and our intention is to bring
legislation through that will deal with all those in great detail and cover the
issues. I am confident that through the cabinet process and the parliamentary
process we will address the issues mentioned.
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