❓ Hon Ken Travers, on behalf of Hon Darren West, asks about the government's options for reclaiming or maintaining Tier 3 rail lines after variations to the original agreement with Brookfield Rail. The response indicates significant costs associated with both options.
AnsweredQoN 1316Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
RAIL
FREIGHT CORRIDOR LAND USE AGREEMENT
1316. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Darren West, who is unfortunately away from the chamber on urgent
parliamentary business. I refer to question without notice 1250.
As a result of the
variations made to the original agreement, what mechanisms or options are now
available to the government to —
(a) take back the tier 3 lines; or
(b) keep these lines open?
FREIGHT CORRIDOR LAND USE AGREEMENT
1316. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Darren West, who is unfortunately away from the chamber on urgent
parliamentary business. I refer to question without notice 1250.
As a result of the
variations made to the original agreement, what mechanisms or options are now
available to the government to —
(a) take back the tier 3 lines; or
(b) keep these lines open?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On
behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport,
I provide the following response —
(a) The Public
Transport Authority has no legal mechanism to take back the tier 3 lines but
could potentially negotiate with Brookfield Rail for it to hand back the lines
to the PTA, but it is expected that it would be at a substantial cost to the
government.
(b) The PTA
would estimate this cost to be at least $100 million to upgrade tier 3 lines to
an appropriate performance standard.
behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport,
I provide the following response —
(a) The Public
Transport Authority has no legal mechanism to take back the tier 3 lines but
could potentially negotiate with Brookfield Rail for it to hand back the lines
to the PTA, but it is expected that it would be at a substantial cost to the
government.
(b) The PTA
would estimate this cost to be at least $100 million to upgrade tier 3 lines to
an appropriate performance standard.
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