❓ The WA Minister for Planning and Infrastructure reports the Commonwealth Government rejected funding for the Peel deviation under both RONI and AusLink programs, despite the State Government's advocacy. The Minister accuses federal members of misrepresenting the situation.
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Will the minister advise whether any feedback has been received on the Commonwealth Government’s view of the Peel deviation? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for his question and for his advocacy for this road. Members will recall that last year we made a 34-page detailed submission to the federal Minister for Transport for funding for this road under the roads of national importance program, known as RONI, or more commonly known as RONPI, or roads of National Party importance program. We failed the test at that time - it obviously was not a road of National Party importance at that stage - and we got the big knock-back. Mr Anderson told us that all these funds were absorbed up to 2005-06, and thereafter all funding would be through his new AusLink process. The AusLink process means that the federal Government will now focus all of its transport funding on a national land transport network, which is a narrowly defined road and rail network. After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for his question and for his advocacy for this road. Members will recall that last year we made a 34-page detailed submission to the federal Minister for Transport for funding for this road under the roads of national importance program, known as RONI, or more commonly known as RONPI, or roads of National Party importance program. We failed the test at that time - it obviously was not a road of National Party importance at that stage - and we got the big knock-back. Mr Anderson told us that all these funds were absorbed up to 2005-06, and thereafter all funding would be through his new AusLink process. The AusLink process means that the federal Government will now focus all of its transport funding on a national land transport network, which is a narrowly defined road and rail network. After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
I thank the member for his question and for his advocacy for this road. Members will recall that last year we made a 34-page detailed submission to the federal Minister for Transport for funding for this road under the roads of national importance program, known as RONI, or more commonly known as RONPI, or roads of National Party importance program. We failed the test at that time - it obviously was not a road of National Party importance at that stage - and we got the big knock-back. Mr Anderson told us that all these funds were absorbed up to 2005-06, and thereafter all funding would be through his new AusLink process. The AusLink process means that the federal Government will now focus all of its transport funding on a national land transport network, which is a narrowly defined road and rail network. After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for his question and for his advocacy for this road. Members will recall that last year we made a 34-page detailed submission to the federal Minister for Transport for funding for this road under the roads of national importance program, known as RONI, or more commonly known as RONPI, or roads of National Party importance program. We failed the test at that time - it obviously was not a road of National Party importance at that stage - and we got the big knock-back. Mr Anderson told us that all these funds were absorbed up to 2005-06, and thereafter all funding would be through his new AusLink process. The AusLink process means that the federal Government will now focus all of its transport funding on a national land transport network, which is a narrowly defined road and rail network. After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
I thank the member for his question and for his advocacy for this road. Members will recall that last year we made a 34-page detailed submission to the federal Minister for Transport for funding for this road under the roads of national importance program, known as RONI, or more commonly known as RONPI, or roads of National Party importance program. We failed the test at that time - it obviously was not a road of National Party importance at that stage - and we got the big knock-back. Mr Anderson told us that all these funds were absorbed up to 2005-06, and thereafter all funding would be through his new AusLink process. The AusLink process means that the federal Government will now focus all of its transport funding on a national land transport network, which is a narrowly defined road and rail network. After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
After releasing its green paper, the federal Government asked the State Government in November last year what should be included in the national land transport network. The State Government responded with a variety of propositions. Its number one priority was the inclusion of the Peel deviation as the major route to the port of Bunbury. Last week I attended a meeting of transport ministers in Brisbane. I was made aware that the federal Government has rejected the State’s proposition outright. In its consideration, the federal Government stated - South West WA is a fast growing region - That is correct - and can link to the national network at Perth. In other words, it is not prepared to allow the Peel deviation to be part of the national land transport network. The member for Dawesville must understand that, because he and the federal member for Canning have been misrepresenting the case. They have done absolutely nothing for the Peel deviation. They claim that the federal Government has money and will help the State Government. The federal Government has stated that it will not give the State any money under the roads of national importance program and that it is fully committed until 2005-06. Thereafter, funding will be covered by AusLink. After that, only roads within the national land transport network will be funded. The Peel deviation has been rejected as forming part of that network. There is no preparedness on the part of the federal Government to contribute to the road. The State Government is planning for the road and is doing what it pledged during the last election. It pledged to start the acquisition of the land and it has been doing that. I want to put paid to the nonsense that the member for Dawesville and the federal member for Canning have been spreading around their electorates; namely, that the federal Government is waiting to give the State money and all the State has to do is put in an application. It is absolute nonsense; the federal Government has no intention whatsoever within the next decade of making any contribution to the road.
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