ESPERANCE
PORT — IRON ORE EXPORTS
336. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to question without notice
281.
(1) As at 28 February 2022, how many wet tonnes of
iron ore have been shipped since the commencement date?
(2) When does the Southern Ports
Authority expect 30 million wet tonnes of iron ore to be shipped?
(3) Have
negotiations commenced for renewal of the agreements set out in l(b) to (i) in
the minister's answer?
(4) In respect of those negotiations
—
(a) has the
Southern Ports Authority undertaken the relevant due diligence processes as set
out in the minister's response to question without notice 257; and
(b) have those
negotiations taken into consideration other potential iron ore exporters
through the port of Esperance?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) An amount of 24.071 million tonnes has been
exported from the commencement date until 28 February 2022.
(2) In December 2022.
(3) Yes.
(4) Discussions
are ongoing with current and potential iron ore exporters through the port of
Esperance.