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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 102 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 February 2022 by Hon Dr Brian Walker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

METRONET — ARMADALE RAIL LINE — CONSULTATION

102. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Transport:

I refer the minister to the proposed 18-month closure of the Armadale line to allow for Metronet connectivity and the removal of various crossings.

(1) Were any or all of the local mayors whose councils contain portions of the line consulted ahead of the announcement of the closure; and, if so, on what dates, and in the interests of transparency, will the minister table any responses received?

(2) Were the local members in the other place consulted, or did they themselves hold consultations on behalf of the government; and, if so, on what dates, and in the interests of transparency, will the minister table any responses received?

(3) Were any other bodies, organisations or individuals consulted ahead of the announcement; again, if so, on what dates, and in the interests of transparency, will the minister table any responses received?

(4) If none of these individuals or bodies have been consulted to date, what plans, if any, does the government have to consult with them in the near future?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

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

(1)–(4) The state government made the decision to announce the closure 12 months in advance in order to allow for extensive consultation to be undertaken with the community. A number of different shutdown options were considered; however, it was determined that other options such as shorter, more frequent shutdowns over a longer period would be more disruptive to the community over the longer term. Prior to the announcement, the Metronet managing director personally contacted the relevant local councils.

It should be noted that after the initial announcement by the commonwealth government to fund the Victoria Park level crossing removal project, the minister met with the relevant councils. Both the City of Canning and the City of Armadale requested that their councils be considered for Metronet projects and funding. The minister subsequently took this up with the commonwealth.