❓ Mr Tinley questions the Minister for State Development regarding the Auditor General's report on monitoring local content obligations in mining and petroleum projects. The Minister acknowledges the report and outlines ongoing efforts to increase local content, while also highlighting the global reach of WA mining services companies.
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AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT — MONITORING LOCAL CONTENT OBLIGATIONS
I refer to yesterday’s Auditor General’s report, which in part states — DSD could do more to assess whether the levels achieved show that companies have met their obligations under the Acts to maximise local content. (1) Why has the department not been analysing reported local content figures to assess whether operators are meeting their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (2) Will the minister today endorse the Auditor General’s recommendations to have his department actively monitor how operators discharge their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I refer to yesterday’s Auditor General’s report, which in part states — DSD could do more to assess whether the levels achieved show that companies have met their obligations under the Acts to maximise local content. (1) Why has the department not been analysing reported local content figures to assess whether operators are meeting their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (2) Will the minister today endorse the Auditor General’s recommendations to have his department actively monitor how operators discharge their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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(1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(2) Will the minister today endorse the Auditor General’s recommendations to have his department actively monitor how operators discharge their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(2) Will the minister today endorse the Auditor General’s recommendations to have his department actively monitor how operators discharge their obligations to maximise the use of local content? (3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(3) Will the minister make these assessments public so that Western Australians can judge his government’s performance in this area? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
(1)–(3) The Department of State Development will obviously take on board the comments made by the Auditor General. Indeed, the monitoring of local content is being done at a high level and has been done so for some months now, given that the issue has arisen in some of these major projects that are going on. I am confident that we will not only achieve high rates of local content in mining, which generally runs at about 90 per cent, but also progressively increase the level of local content in offshore petroleum projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : To what level? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I would think realistically in petroleum projects that if we could get up towards 60 per cent, that is probably the figure that can be achieved. That is a generalisation, obviously. Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : In the construction phase or the operation phase? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No. I make the point, though, about the distinction. This debate too often concentrates on the construction phase. The big rewards, and in value terms the greater rewards, are to be found in alliances over the long-term operation of these projects. Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr P.C. Tinley : But if they buy offshore, how are they going to maintain it onshore? Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We will continue to work with the industry and we will continue to build on it. However, as I have said also, we need to be a little circumspect about this debate. There are 140 Western Australian mining services companies doing work in Africa. The future of many industries that have grown around the mining and petroleum industry is not only projects here in this state, but also increasingly in building, designing and managing mining operations in Africa. We must therefore be careful that we do not get on the wrong side of this debate. Having said that, obviously we want to continue to increase the level of local content. I and the department will take on board the comments made. I actually think the department does a good job. I am not saying it cannot do a better job. I welcome the Auditor General’s report and I welcome the Auditor General doing more work on the actual financial analysis of government.
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Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.