TIER 3 RAIL LINES —
BUSINESS CASES
565. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to questions without notice 317 and 341, asked on 22 and 23 June 2021, on
the business cases being developed by the government for three tier 3
rail lines, and to the two months that have passed since that time.
(1) Are the business cases finally
complete for all or any of these three lines?
(2) When are the business cases due
to be given to the government?
(3) What is the
deadline for the current funding round associated with submitting the cases to
Infrastructure Australia for consideration?
(4) Which
entities, agencies, departments and/or consultants are preparing the business
cases, and was a time frame imposed upon the preparation of each business case?
(5) When will the three business
cases be made public?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Noting that the
former Liberal–National government privatised the freight rail
network and closed the tier 3 rail lines —
(1)–(2) Business case
development is still ongoing.
(3) The business case is not explicitly linked to a deadline
or funding source. The McGowan government was recently successful in
securing $200 million for agricultural supply chain improvements and will
continue to advocate for more funding for regional Western Australia.
(4) The transport portfolio is
leading the development of the business case.
(5) Consideration will be given
following the completion of the business case process.