❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Treasurer on whether federal funding for the Perth Freight Link is contingent on delivering sections 1 and 2 as a single project. The Treasurer affirms the commitment to the whole project and denies budget alterations.
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PERTH
FREIGHT LINK — FEDERAL FUNDING
713. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Treasurer:
I refer to the Treasurer's
answer to a question without notice in the other place yesterday, and I quote —
The commonwealth has made clear from
the start its preference for the whole Perth Freight Link to proceed as a single
project since funding was announced �
(1) Can the
Treasurer confirm that commonwealth funding is contingent on sections 1 and 2
being delivered as a single project as outlined in the budget and as recently
as 14 September?
(2) What are the ramifications
to the state budget of this government's decision to not proceed with
sections 1 and 2 as a single project and to do them as separate projects?
FREIGHT LINK — FEDERAL FUNDING
713. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Treasurer:
I refer to the Treasurer's
answer to a question without notice in the other place yesterday, and I quote —
The commonwealth has made clear from
the start its preference for the whole Perth Freight Link to proceed as a single
project since funding was announced �
(1) Can the
Treasurer confirm that commonwealth funding is contingent on sections 1 and 2
being delivered as a single project as outlined in the budget and as recently
as 14 September?
(2) What are the ramifications
to the state budget of this government's decision to not proceed with
sections 1 and 2 as a single project and to do them as separate projects?
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(1)–(2) I
thank the member for the question. Yes, I did respond to that. The Perth
Freight Link combines four individual sections. Let us call it Roe 8, and then
there is the second section, some road improvement out at Muchea and other
places and then there is money to fund the equipment necessary to have the road
freight charge—four sections. The commonwealth has committed money. The
project goes over a seven-year period. When we started, we entered into
contracts. We went out to bid on two separate areas and probably the
investments in Muchea and the equipment for the road freight charge. I am not
aware of those two contracts. We went out to the market for Roe 8 and a second
one for Roe 9. We were delayed, of course, because of the High Court issue;
that has been approved and we are going to sign the contract to build Roe 8 and
then we will look to the next one. We are committed to building the whole
facility. That is what the commonwealth agreed to. We will build it in the time
agreed and therefore there will be no alteration to the budget both in terms of
our expenditure plan and the commonwealth's expenditure plan.
thank the member for the question. Yes, I did respond to that. The Perth
Freight Link combines four individual sections. Let us call it Roe 8, and then
there is the second section, some road improvement out at Muchea and other
places and then there is money to fund the equipment necessary to have the road
freight charge—four sections. The commonwealth has committed money. The
project goes over a seven-year period. When we started, we entered into
contracts. We went out to bid on two separate areas and probably the
investments in Muchea and the equipment for the road freight charge. I am not
aware of those two contracts. We went out to the market for Roe 8 and a second
one for Roe 9. We were delayed, of course, because of the High Court issue;
that has been approved and we are going to sign the contract to build Roe 8 and
then we will look to the next one. We are committed to building the whole
facility. That is what the commonwealth agreed to. We will build it in the time
agreed and therefore there will be no alteration to the budget both in terms of
our expenditure plan and the commonwealth's expenditure plan.
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