❓ Hon. Ken Travers asks about variations to the Rail Freight Corridor Land Use Agreement since 2008. The Minister for Transport confirms some variations via project agreements and letters of agreement related to grain lines, including re-sleepering and line maintenance.
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RAIL
FREIGHT CORRIDOR LAND USE AGREEMENT
1250. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Since 2008
has the Public Transport Authority entered into any deed of variation to the
Rail Freight Corridor Land Use Agreement (NarrowGauge) and Railway
Infrastructure Lease between the Western Australian government and WestNet
NarrowGauge Pty Ltd, Australia Western Railroad Pty Ltd and Australian Railroad
Group Pty Ltd?
(2) If yes to (1), what changes does the deed of variation
make?
(3) Since 2008
has the PTA entered into any contract that varied the terms of the Rail Freight
Corridor Land Use Agreement (NarrowGauge) and Railway Infrastructure Lease
between the WA government and WestNet NarrowGauge Pty Ltd, Australia Western
Railroad Pty Ltd and Australian Railroad Group Pty Ltd?
(4) If yes to (3) —
(a) what changes does the contract
make; and
(b) which clauses of the original
lease does the contract vary and how are they varied?
FREIGHT CORRIDOR LAND USE AGREEMENT
1250. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Since 2008
has the Public Transport Authority entered into any deed of variation to the
Rail Freight Corridor Land Use Agreement (NarrowGauge) and Railway
Infrastructure Lease between the Western Australian government and WestNet
NarrowGauge Pty Ltd, Australia Western Railroad Pty Ltd and Australian Railroad
Group Pty Ltd?
(2) If yes to (1), what changes does the deed of variation
make?
(3) Since 2008
has the PTA entered into any contract that varied the terms of the Rail Freight
Corridor Land Use Agreement (NarrowGauge) and Railway Infrastructure Lease
between the WA government and WestNet NarrowGauge Pty Ltd, Australia Western
Railroad Pty Ltd and Australian Railroad Group Pty Ltd?
(4) If yes to (3) —
(a) what changes does the contract
make; and
(b) which clauses of the original
lease does the contract vary and how are they varied?
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes.
(4) In July
2010 the Public Transport Authority entered into a Project Agreement for
Capital Works Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines—not a deed of
variation—with WestNet Rail, which is now Brookfield Rail, for the
re-sleepering of the dedicated narrow gauge grain lines, which detailed the
arrangements for the re-sleepering project and varied the initial performance
standards to allow some lines to be placed into care and maintenance.
In October 2011 the Public
Transport Authority entered into a letter of agreement with Brookfield Rail to
reopen the Yilliminning–Bruce Rock, York–Quairading and West
Merredin–Trayning lines, and keep the Bruce Rock–West Merredin
line open, each until 31 October 2012, at a cost of $3.325 million, which
effectively varied the time frames in the Project Agreement for Capital Works
Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines as to when these lines could be placed into
care and maintenance.
In May 2013 the Public Transport
Authority entered into a deed of variation to the Project Agreement for Capital
Works Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines to replace references to ''WestNet
Rail Pty Ltd'' with ''Brookfield Rail Pty Ltd'', and
include a contribution by Brookfield Rail for a steel–concrete test
section on the Avon–Goomalling line.
question.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes.
(4) In July
2010 the Public Transport Authority entered into a Project Agreement for
Capital Works Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines—not a deed of
variation—with WestNet Rail, which is now Brookfield Rail, for the
re-sleepering of the dedicated narrow gauge grain lines, which detailed the
arrangements for the re-sleepering project and varied the initial performance
standards to allow some lines to be placed into care and maintenance.
In October 2011 the Public
Transport Authority entered into a letter of agreement with Brookfield Rail to
reopen the Yilliminning–Bruce Rock, York–Quairading and West
Merredin–Trayning lines, and keep the Bruce Rock–West Merredin
line open, each until 31 October 2012, at a cost of $3.325 million, which
effectively varied the time frames in the Project Agreement for Capital Works
Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines as to when these lines could be placed into
care and maintenance.
In May 2013 the Public Transport
Authority entered into a deed of variation to the Project Agreement for Capital
Works Dedicated Narrow Gauge Grain Lines to replace references to ''WestNet
Rail Pty Ltd'' with ''Brookfield Rail Pty Ltd'', and
include a contribution by Brookfield Rail for a steel–concrete test
section on the Avon–Goomalling line.
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