Hon Murray Criddle asked Hon Adele Farina about total payments, including dividends and tax equivalents, made to the state from various WA ports for the 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04 financial years. The answer was provided in a table format incorporated into Hansard.

AnsweredQoN 348Legislative Council
Asked
21 June 2005
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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Given that port authorities, including regional ports, are such a vital part of the trade platform of Western Australia and the nation, will the minister provide details of the total payments, including dividends and tax equivalents, made to the state for the 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04 financial years from the Fremantle, Bunbury, Geraldton, Esperance, Albany, Broome, Port Hedland, Wyndham and Dampier ports? Hon ADELE FARINA

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in Hansard, as it is provided in a table format and is a bit difficult to read. Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in Hansard, as it is provided in a table format and is a bit difficult to read. Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I seek leave to have the answer incorporated in Hansard, as it is provided in a table format and is a bit difficult to read. Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
The following material was incorporated - The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
The dividends and tax equivalents paid by port authorities in recent years are as follows: 2001-02 ($’000) 2002-03 ($’000) 2003-04 ($’000) Fremantle Dividends Tax 6 798 6 645 5 155 5 641 5 760 7 442 Bunbury Dividends Tax 1 582 1 604 1 882 1 859 1 525 1 517 Geraldton Dividends Tax Nil 271 129 Nil 472 Nil Esperance Dividends Tax 1 235 Nil 790 Nil 1 262 Nil Albany Dividends Tax Nil 99 Nil Nil Nil 653 Broome Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Port Hedland Dividends Tax 1 050 747 1 044 846 1 119 994 Wyndham Dividends Tax Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Dampier Dividends Tax 22 Nil 150 109 230 27 Total 20 053 17 60521 001 The Port of Wyndham is a Government port, not a port authority, and therefore does not pay dividends or income tax equivalents. However, the agent operating the port on behalf of the Government has paid income tax of $137,990.00, $165,578.00 and $151,273.00 for 2001/02 to 2003/04 respectively in relation to its past operations.
($’000)
($’000)
($’000)
Tax
6 645
5 641 5 760 7 442
7 442
Tax
1 604
1 859 1 525 1 517
1 517
Tax
271
Nil 472 Nil
Nil
Tax
Nil
Nil 1 262 Nil
Nil
Tax
99
Nil Nil 653
653
Tax
Nil
Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Tax
747
846 1 119 994
994
Tax
Nil
Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Tax
Nil
109 230 27
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