TIER 3 RAIL LINES — BUSINESS CASES
976. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd's statement that although a record
17.69 million tonnes of grain has been shipped
out of Western Australia this year, it is of little consequence due to the
inefficiencies in the Western Australian supply chain in getting grain
from up country receival points to port and to markets. Therefore, I again ask
the following question.
(1) When will the
business cases for each of these proposed tier 3 lines, Quairading–York,
Kulin via Yilliminning to Narrogin, and Kondinin via Narembeen to West
Merredin, be made public?
(2) Which, if
any, of the business cases have been submitted to Infrastructure Australia, and
when were they submitted?
(3) Has the
minister formally approached the federal Labor government for financial
contributions for these lines; and, if not, why not?
Hon SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(3) There
is no update to the advice provided in the minister's previous answers
on this matter. I remind the member that we would not be having these
discussions had the previous Liberal–National government not allowed
the closure of the tier 3 network.