❓ Hon Ken Travers questions the Perth Waterfront Project's business case, land sales, costs, and population growth assumptions. The Minister provides answers, citing commercial confidentiality for not releasing the full business case.
AnsweredQoN 4864Legislative Council
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(1) Was a business case undertaken on the Perth Waterfront Project prior to a decision being taken to proceed with this project?
(2) Will the Minister table this business case?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) Over what timeframe is it expected that government land holdings in the project area will be sold?
(5) Did the business case estimate the number and land area of land sales that would be expected over each of the next 10 years?
(6) If yes to (5), what are the details?
(7) Does the estimated cost of $440 million include stage two of the project?
(8) Does the $170 million to be recouped from land sales include land in stage two of the project?
(9) What was the estimated population growth for Perth that was used in preparing the business case?
(10) If no estimated population growth was used, what growth figures were used in the business case?
(2) Will the Minister table this business case?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) Over what timeframe is it expected that government land holdings in the project area will be sold?
(5) Did the business case estimate the number and land area of land sales that would be expected over each of the next 10 years?
(6) If yes to (5), what are the details?
(7) Does the estimated cost of $440 million include stage two of the project?
(8) Does the $170 million to be recouped from land sales include land in stage two of the project?
(9) What was the estimated population growth for Perth that was used in preparing the business case?
(10) If no estimated population growth was used, what growth figures were used in the business case?
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22 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
21 days
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) The Business Case contains commercial in confidence information that could prejudice contract tendering and the fair marketing and sale of project land.
(4) It is expected that the land release program will conclude in 2018/19.
(5) Yes.
(6) Nine sites will be available to the private sector for development. These sites will be progressively made available to the market between 2012 and 2018.
(7) The budget allocation of $438.5 million covers all costs associated with the construction of infrastructure and the public domain, with the exception of the Indigenous Cultural Centre and the Cable Car.
(8) The estimated revenue of $170 million will be generated from all land sold to the private sector.
(9)-(10) The Business Case applied Australian Bureau of Statistics figures that projected the population of Perth increasing from 1.6 million to 3.4 million by 2050.
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(2) No.
(3) The Business Case contains commercial in confidence information that could prejudice contract tendering and the fair marketing and sale of project land.
(4) It is expected that the land release program will conclude in 2018/19.
(5) Yes.
(6) Nine sites will be available to the private sector for development. These sites will be progressively made available to the market between 2012 and 2018.
(7) The budget allocation of $438.5 million covers all costs associated with the construction of infrastructure and the public domain, with the exception of the Indigenous Cultural Centre and the Cable Car.
(8) The estimated revenue of $170 million will be generated from all land sold to the private sector.
(9)-(10) The Business Case applied Australian Bureau of Statistics figures that projected the population of Perth increasing from 1.6 million to 3.4 million by 2050.
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