❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the frequency of Housing Industry Forecasting Group (HIFG) meetings and report publication dates. The answer reveals the group met once in 2024-25 and is yet to meet in 2025-26, with meetings scheduled around ABS data releases.
AnsweredQoN 1087Legislative Council
Asked
10 December 2025
Member
Portfolio
Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
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I refer to the Housing Industry Forecasting Group (HIF) and I ask: (a) how many times did the HIFG group meet in 2024-25; (b) how many times has the HIFG met so far in 2025-26; (c) how many future meetings of the HIFG are scheduled in 2025-26; and (d) noting that the last HIFG report published was April 2025, when is the next report due to be published?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure
Response time
5 days
(a-d) The HIFG is a joint industry and government body that meets 1-2 times a year and publishes independent reporting on the housing sector in Western Australia following each meeting. The group met once in 2024-25 and is yet to meet in 2025-26.
Meetings are scheduled by the HIFG Chair (currently Michael McGowan, Executive Director, Housing Industry Association WA) to coincide with the release of building activity data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Meetings are scheduled by the HIFG Chair (currently Michael McGowan, Executive Director, Housing Industry Association WA) to coincide with the release of building activity data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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