Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Minister for Transport regarding the level of support from traditional owners for the Roe 8 project, specifically challenging the accuracy of information on the Main Roads website. The Minister declines to provide specific details due to confidentiality and defends the website's content.

AnsweredQoN 866Legislative Council
Asked
20 August 2015
Portfolio
Transport

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PERTH
FREIGHT LINK — LAND ACQUISITION
866. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to question without notice 741 asked on 11 August
2015.
(1) Can the
minister confirm that roughly half of the traditional owners consulted by Main
Roads about Roe 8 in 2010 and 2012 were opposed to the project?
(2) If yes to
(1), does the minister agree that such results cannot be accurately described
as ZZZ### ZZZsupport '' from traditional owners?
(3) As the
number of traditional owners opposing the project is significant, will the
minister ensure that the misinformation on the Main RoadsXXX ###XXX
website is corrected?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1)–(2)
The information provided by Aboriginal groups and traditional owners was
provided on the basis that it remained confidential.
(3) The information on the website is appropriate.

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