❓ Hon Ken Travers asks about consultancies and staffing used to develop 'Public Transport for Perth in 2031'. The Department of Transport provides a list of consultants and confirms no additional staff were employed.
AnsweredQoN 4464Legislative Council
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(1) What consultancies were used to provide assistance, information or advice to the Department of Transport (DOT) or Public Transport Authority (PTA) in developing ‘Public Transport for Perth in 2031’?
(2) Did the DOT or PTA employ any additional staff either directly or via contract of any form to assist in the preparation of the plan?
(3) If yes to (2), who and what was their role?
(4) Did they provide any reports?
(5) If yes to (4), please provide a list?
(6) If yes to (2), what was the cost of the additional staff?
(2) Did the DOT or PTA employ any additional staff either directly or via contract of any form to assist in the preparation of the plan?
(3) If yes to (2), who and what was their role?
(4) Did they provide any reports?
(5) If yes to (4), please provide a list?
(6) If yes to (2), what was the cost of the additional staff?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
The Department of Transport advises:
(1) Three consultants worked directly with the project team at various stages of the Public Transport for Perth in 2031 project-
· Mr Emmerson Richardson - strategic public transport advice;
· Ms Katrina Elliott - strategic land use planning and urban development; and
· Mr Hugo Wildermuth - transport modelling.
The Independent Panel also commissioned specific reports from four consultants-
· Syme Marmion - provision of specialist advice of specific funding options;
· CATALYST - Valuing Public Transport with Benefit-Cost Analysis;
· Curtin University - application of the Spatial Network Analysis for Multi Modal Urban Transport Systems tool; and
· ARUP - provision of specialist advice on specific funding options.
(2) No
(3 - 6) Not applicable
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(1) Three consultants worked directly with the project team at various stages of the Public Transport for Perth in 2031 project-
· Mr Emmerson Richardson - strategic public transport advice;
· Ms Katrina Elliott - strategic land use planning and urban development; and
· Mr Hugo Wildermuth - transport modelling.
The Independent Panel also commissioned specific reports from four consultants-
· Syme Marmion - provision of specialist advice of specific funding options;
· CATALYST - Valuing Public Transport with Benefit-Cost Analysis;
· Curtin University - application of the Spatial Network Analysis for Multi Modal Urban Transport Systems tool; and
· ARUP - provision of specialist advice on specific funding options.
(2) No
(3 - 6) Not applicable
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