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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 459 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

RESOURCES SECTOR — INTERSTATE FLY IN, FLY OUT WORKERS

459. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

This question is asked on behalf of Hon Jacqui Boydell, who is away from the chamber on urgent parliamentary business.

I refer to the Premier's announcement last week that the state government will look to incentivise eastern states fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently in Western Australia.

(1) Will there be specific incentives to resettle interstate FIFO workers in regional Western Australia?

(2) Will this program be for only interstate FIFO workers or will metropolitan FIFO workers from Perth be eligible?

(3) Which agency will be the lead agency to implement this program?

(4) Please table any correspondence and the dates of any meetings that have occurred to date relating to the FIFO program between the Premier's office and the following Western Australian stakeholders —

(a) the Chamber of Minerals and Energy;

(b) the Housing Industry Association;

(c) the Minister for Regional Development;

(d) any mining and resourcing companies; and

(e) any local government organisations.

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) The program to incentivise interstate fly in, fly out workers to reside permanently in Western Australia is still being developed. As such, eligibility and other criteria are still being finalised. This is a cross-agency initiative.

(4) The collation of this information cannot be achieved in the time frame for a question without notice. I ask the honourable member to put that part of the question on notice.