SOUTH FREMANTLE POWER STATION — EXPRESSIONS OF
INTEREST
371. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Finance:
I refer to the recent publicity on
the market-led proposal for the Graylands Hospital site and the announcement
yesterday for an expression of interest for the Fremantle power station site.
(1) Who is the
proponent that has already submitted an MLP for the Fremantle power station?
(2) On what dates
was the MLP proposal received by the Department of Finance on the Graylands
Hospital site and the Fremantle power station site?
(3) Has the minister received a recommendation from
the Department of Finance on the MLP for the Fremantle power station?
(4) Was that
recommendation to reject the MLP?
(5) If yes to (4), what criterion or criteria, as per
section 1.2 of the Market-led proposals policy dated January 2020,
did the proponent fail, requiring an expression of interest process as
announced yesterday?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No proposal
relating to South Fremantle power station has been submitted through the
market-led proposal process.
Hon Neil
Thomson: That's not what the minister said.
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON: The
member asked the question; I am answering it on behalf of the minister, so
please let me. The answer to (1) continues —
The sale of the South Fremantle power
station is being dealt with via an expression of interest process through
Synergy; therefore, the honourable member needs to refer questions on the South
Fremantle power station to the Minister for Energy.
(2) The MLP submission for the Graylands site was
received on 7 July 2020, and stage 2 was disclosed on 8 April 2021, as
per the MLP policy disclosure requirements.
(3)–(4) No.
(5) Not
applicable.