Senate debates

Monday, 12 September 2016

Documents

Perth Freight Link; Order for the Production of Documents

3:35 pm

Photo of Scott LudlamScott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table no later than 10 am on Monday, 12 September 2016 by the Minister for Finance, the following documents:

(a) any correspondence including appointments between successful tenderer and major donor Leighton Holdings (CIMIC Group Ltd) with any federal minister relating to the Perth Freight Link;

(b) the traffic modelling for the Perth Freight Link with specific regard to Government claims that it will reduce congestion, improve safety, reduce traffic accidents on Leach Highway, and improve access to Fiona Stanley Hospital;

(c) a summary of all requests made to the Government for traffic modelling or the business case that have been refused on commercial-in-confidence or public interest grounds;

(d) any environmental surveying or assessment of the construction envelope in Stage 2 or 3 including Stygofauna or Trogofauna given the new decision to complete much of the Freight Link by tunnel; and

(e) a list of every National Partnership project that has received federal funding from the Abbott-Turnbull terms of Government of more than $100 million without a published business case.

Question agreed to.