❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Transport regarding the decision to shut down the Armadale rail line, alleging a lack of transparency. The Minister responds by highlighting the government's commitment to transparency and ongoing discussions.
AnsweredQoN 301Legislative Council
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METRONET — ARMADALE RAIL LINE
301. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's
unacceptably evasive response yesterday in relation to the timing of, and
reasons for, a decision that will have a significant impact on thousands of Western
Australians. Reminding the minister of the government's alleged
commitment to gold-standard transparency, I ask the following questions again.
(1) On what date was the decision
made to shut down the Armadale line for up to 18 months?
(2) How many shutdown options were
examined and what were they?
(3) Will the
minister table the advice that led to the preferred option being selected; and,
if not, why not?
301. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's
unacceptably evasive response yesterday in relation to the timing of, and
reasons for, a decision that will have a significant impact on thousands of Western
Australians. Reminding the minister of the government's alleged
commitment to gold-standard transparency, I ask the following questions again.
(1) On what date was the decision
made to shut down the Armadale line for up to 18 months?
(2) How many shutdown options were
examined and what were they?
(3) Will the
minister table the advice that led to the preferred option being selected; and,
if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) On
the topic of transparency, it is noted that successive leaders of the Liberal
Party have refused to allow this government access to the business case for the
Forrestfield–Airport Link project, despite the project being nearly
complete. Nevertheless, the contract for the Victoria Park–Canning
level crossing removal project is yet to be awarded, and discussions are
ongoing with the preferred proponent. Ordinarily, the operational impact of
these contracts, such as shutdowns, are not announced until after the contract is
awarded. However, in the interests of transparency, the state government deemed
it appropriate to inform the community of the shutdown early. As a result, we
now have the opportunity to undertake significant community consultation on
replacement services.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) On
the topic of transparency, it is noted that successive leaders of the Liberal
Party have refused to allow this government access to the business case for the
Forrestfield–Airport Link project, despite the project being nearly
complete. Nevertheless, the contract for the Victoria Park–Canning
level crossing removal project is yet to be awarded, and discussions are
ongoing with the preferred proponent. Ordinarily, the operational impact of
these contracts, such as shutdowns, are not announced until after the contract is
awarded. However, in the interests of transparency, the state government deemed
it appropriate to inform the community of the shutdown early. As a result, we
now have the opportunity to undertake significant community consultation on
replacement services.
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