INFRASTRUCTURE WESTERN
AUSTRALIA — FOUNDATIONS FOR A STRONGER TOMORROW
631. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the Foundations for a Stronger
Tomorrow: State Infrastructure Strategy tabled in the Legislative Council
on 9 August 2022 and to the Premier's second reading speech on the bill
to form Infrastructure Western Australia of February 2019, in which he said —
Infrastructure WA's state
infrastructure strategy will identify the state's infrastructure needs
and priorities over the next 20 years for a broad range of infrastructure
sectors. It will recommend significant projects and programs that are needed to
meet those needs.
(1) What infrastructure projects has
the strategy identified as a priority for this state?
(2) Where in the strategy has Infrastructure Western Australia
listed its recommendations of priority projects?
(3) What has Infrastructure WA cost
to run each financial year since its inception in 2019?
(4) What
assessment has Infrastructure WA made on the government's $8 billion-plus
yearly infrastructure program set out in the 2022 budget papers for current
financial year and forward estimates?
Hon SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. On behalf of the Leader of the House, the following answer has
been provided by the Premier.
(1)–(2) The
state infrastructure strategy makes 93 recommendations on infrastructure
projects, programs and initiatives. A summary of the recommendations is listed
on pages 319 to 340 of the strategy.
(3) Details on
the operational expenditure of Infrastructure WA is included in the budget
papers and the agency's annual reports, as is the case for all
government entities.
(4) The
government's asset investment program set the foundations for the
strategy and was a significant factor in the development of its
recommendations.