❓ Question regarding potential errors in site preparation for the Muchea saleyards development, budget impacts, and timeline. Minister denies knowledge of errors, expresses confidence in budget adherence and timely completion before Midland sale.
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MUCHEA SALEYARDS
I refer to the proposed Muchea saleyards development. (1) Can the minister confirm that some of the initial site preparation for the Muchea saleyards has taken place in the wrong location? (2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to the proposed Muchea saleyards development. (1) Can the minister confirm that some of the initial site preparation for the Muchea saleyards has taken place in the wrong location? (2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(1) Can the minister confirm that some of the initial site preparation for the Muchea saleyards has taken place in the wrong location? (2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(1) Can the minister confirm that some of the initial site preparation for the Muchea saleyards has taken place in the wrong location? (2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(2) If yes to (1), what is the extent of the problem? (3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(3) If yes to (1), what are the expected impacts on the budget and time to completion of each stage? (4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(4) What stage has the saleyards construction reached since the initial site preparation commenced, as reported in response to my question of 8 May 2007? (5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(5) Will the minister confirm that the Muchea saleyards will be completed on time and on budget and prior to the sale of the Midland saleyards site? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
I thank Hon Anthony Fels for his five-part question without notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon Simon O’Brien : There goes the rest of the afternoon! Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE : No, I have a very brief answer because, to be honest, I am not aware of this issue at all. (1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(1) No. (2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(2) I am unaware that is the case, if indeed it is. It has certainly not been brought to my attention if earthworks have been done in the wrong location. Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon Norman Moore : They are probably too frightened to tell you. Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I have been to the location and seen all the earthworks. Nobody brought to my attention then that some of those earthworks were in the wrong place. I should not speculate, but the only way I can think that people may imagine that the earthworks have been done in the wrong place might relate to the point of entry to the location itself. Negotiations are still being carried out with Main Roads Western Australia about whether the central route, the southern route or the northern route will be used, and that will dictate a different point of entry, which might require the construction of a new access road, but the access road that exists now, which has the point of entry off Muchea East Road, is an access road for the construction of the facility, not necessarily for the functioning of the saleyard. That is very important. It is the construction road. (3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(3) I have no reason to doubt that the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority will keep within its budget requirements, which are capped. It knows very well that it is required to keep within budget. (4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(4) What has happened since my first report on works that have started on the site is that the tendering process is now about to begin and I believe will be completed around the middle of October. At that point we will have precise knowledge about the actual cost of construction, but the tendering will be for the construction itself. (5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
(5) Will it be completed on time? I feel confident that it will. The second part of (5) asked whether it will be completed prior to the sale of the Midland land. The answer is: yes, it absolutely must be. Even if there were, for some reason, a blow-out in the construction time at Muchea, that would have no other effect than to delay the exchange of land that was subject to sale at Midland, because there has to be a facility. The contracts of sale that will be entered into in relation to particularly lot 402, which is the big Hazelmere block where the effluent from the Midland saleyards is disposed of, will provide that the exchange of land cannot occur until such time as the effluent ponds are no longer required, which is in effect on the date of the last sale at Midland.
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