❓ Hon Norman Moore questions the Minister for Agriculture and Food about the government's submission to the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce regarding the Ord River, specifically addressing concerns about transparency. The Minister responds that the submission is incomplete and part of ongoing negotiations with the Commonwealth government.
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ORD RIVER - NORTHERN AUSTRALIA LAND AND WATER TASKFORCE SUBMISSION
I refer the minister to an article in today’s The West Australian about the state’s water plans for the Ord River and the submission made by the government to the task force headed by Senator Heffernan. The article says that the government is keeping taxpayers in the dark because it will not reveal the contents of its submission. (1) Can the minister tell me whether that is correct? (2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer the minister to an article in today’s The West Australian about the state’s water plans for the Ord River and the submission made by the government to the task force headed by Senator Heffernan. The article says that the government is keeping taxpayers in the dark because it will not reveal the contents of its submission. (1) Can the minister tell me whether that is correct? (2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(1) Can the minister tell me whether that is correct? (2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(1) Can the minister tell me whether that is correct? (2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(2) If it is correct, why? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition. (1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
(1)-(2) I am not too sure which part of that question I am supposed to respond to - whether it is correct that we are keeping taxpayers in the dark or that we are refusing to provide the submission. Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : One of them; please yourself. Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : One at a time. I do not believe we are keeping taxpayers in the dark, and that turns on the answer to the second part of the question: are we prepared to release the submission? The first reason is that we are incapable of providing the submission; the submission is not completed yet. If that is keeping people in the dark, I suppose we have to cop that. However, the answer that I gave - I think I answered it adequately and was reported accurately in The West Australian today - is that, for the time being, this is a matter for negotiation between the northern task force, as fact finders for the commonwealth government, and the government of Western Australia. I believe that it is appropriate that until such time as that submission is completed and has been considered by the northern task force and, if it sees fit, the commonwealth government, it is a matter that should remain in that particular circle of interest. Ultimately, I hope that it is in a form that can be released to the public. Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : So would everybody else. We’d like to know what you’ve got in mind for the Ord. Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I would much prefer that, when we do ultimately release that information to the public, it be released as an amalgamation of both the state government’s point of view and the commonwealth government’s point of view. Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : We want to know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I think it is very clear what the state government wants to do. Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon Norman Moore : We don’t know what you want to do. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I am happy to talk to the Leader of the Opposition about that, but this is not the appropriate time to do so. The fact is that we are working closely with the commonwealth government on this matter. We have an excellent working relationship with Senator Heffernan’s committee. The committee is made up of people for whom I have the greatest respect. The work that we are doing with the commonwealth is aimed towards creating a real future for the Ord valley, and that is where we need to be going. Any speculation about what might be going on in that negotiation process is pointless as far as I am concerned.
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