CORONAVIRUS —
SAFE TRANSITION INDUSTRY SUPPORT PACKAGE
64. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I
refer to the Premier's announcement on 10 February 2022 of a $77 million
safe transition industry support package.
(1) How was the figure of $77 million for the support
package arrived at, and what assumptions and information was used by the
government to calculate expected business losses from the delay in border
reopening?
(2) Will the
government table to this house the modelling, assumptions and calculations used
to arrive at this figure; and, if not, why not?
(3) On what date
will applications to apply for the support packages open, and what department
or agency will oversee the assessment of the applications?
(4) Will rejected businesses have
the right of appeal?
(5) If yes to (4), who will oversee
that appeal?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The $77 million
safe transition industry support package was developed by government in
consultation with industry stakeholders. The package contains both new
initiatives and extensions of existing business support measures. Details of
the breakdown of the $77 million figure can be found on the government website.
If the member is after something specific, I will get it for him. The package
is designed to provide support to affected businesses, not to compensate them
for any potential economic loss.
(2) No. This information is
Expenditure Review Committee in-confidence.
(3) Details of
the application processes are publicly available on the WA government website.
The website contains direct links to the agencies administering the various
components of the package.
(4) All government grant programs
are subject to administrative appeal processes as common practice.
(5) If an
applicant is unhappy with the administrative decision, they may seek further
review from the Ombudsman Western Australia.