WESTPORT FUTURE PORT RECOMMENDATIONS —CONTAINER
COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATES
829. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Ports:
I refer to the answer to question on
notice 250 asked by me on 19 August 2021.
(1) Can the
minister confirm there is formal modelling regarding the forward projected
container-based truck movements on the
restricted access vehicle 4 freight route for the individual years from 2020–21
to 2029–30?
(2) If yes to
(1), can the minister please explain why this modelling was not tabled as part
of the answer to question on notice 250, asked on 19 August 2021?
(3) Will the minister now table the
modelling; and, if not, why not?
(4) If no to (1),
why has no formal modelling been undertaken; will any formal government
modelling be undertaken; and, if yes, by what date will this be completed?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) As
mentioned in reply to the member's previous question, the Westport
office is continuing to develop updated long-term container trade forecasts.
Following this process, further refinement of truck and rail movement
assumptions will be undertaken.