❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Minister for Transport about briefings received regarding grain freight rail lines, specifically concerning a subclause in an agreement. The Minister acknowledges seeking briefings but expresses concern about not being informed of a specific detail.
AnsweredQoN 862Legislative Assembly
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GRAIN
FREIGHT NETWORK — PROFIT-SHARING AGREEMENT
862. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Given the contentious issue
of grain freight rail lines, had the minister ever sought to get a detailed
briefing on what his department was doing in relation to this issue before
yesterday?
FREIGHT NETWORK — PROFIT-SHARING AGREEMENT
862. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Given the contentious issue
of grain freight rail lines, had the minister ever sought to get a detailed
briefing on what his department was doing in relation to this issue before
yesterday?
AnswerView source ↗
I would really encourage members opposite to take caution in
criticising this at this point in time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time. Member for
Victoria Park, you are on three calls.
Mr D.C. NALDER :
The Leader of the Opposition, in this house, claimed that the closure of tier 3
lines would result in tens of thousands of extra vehicles moving through Perth.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members for West Swan and Willagee, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
have explained to this house that that is totally incorrect.
Point of Order
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : The question from the member for West Swan was: when
did the minister receive a briefing and did he seek one and when? It was not
about any other matter. The minister is ignoring the question.
The
SPEAKER : Come back to the point, minister.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
will, Mr Speaker.
It is always good to put things into context, I think. That
was not the supplementary question. The member for Cannington did not raise the
supplementary question in his point of order. The supplementary question had to
do with what level of briefing I am receiving from the department.
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : The minister did not get the supplementary question
right. Why did the minister not seek details of this issue before yesterday?
That was the question.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
will take that as the intent of the question, because that is not how it came
out.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
have sought briefings from the department about tier 3 and I was not made aware
of the subclause in the agreement. Given the sensitivities of this issue, I
want to understand why I had not been made aware of that level of detail.
criticising this at this point in time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time. Member for
Victoria Park, you are on three calls.
Mr D.C. NALDER :
The Leader of the Opposition, in this house, claimed that the closure of tier 3
lines would result in tens of thousands of extra vehicles moving through Perth.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members for West Swan and Willagee, I call you to order for the third time.
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
have explained to this house that that is totally incorrect.
Point of Order
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : The question from the member for West Swan was: when
did the minister receive a briefing and did he seek one and when? It was not
about any other matter. The minister is ignoring the question.
The
SPEAKER : Come back to the point, minister.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
will, Mr Speaker.
It is always good to put things into context, I think. That
was not the supplementary question. The member for Cannington did not raise the
supplementary question in his point of order. The supplementary question had to
do with what level of briefing I am receiving from the department.
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : The minister did not get the supplementary question
right. Why did the minister not seek details of this issue before yesterday?
That was the question.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
will take that as the intent of the question, because that is not how it came
out.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Albany!
Mr D.C. NALDER : I
have sought briefings from the department about tier 3 and I was not made aware
of the subclause in the agreement. Given the sensitivities of this issue, I
want to understand why I had not been made aware of that level of detail.
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