13th Aug 2015, 12:02 PM – Senate Motions - Perth Freight Link - Commit funding

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by West Australian Senator Scott Ludlam (Greens), which means it passed. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That—

(a) the Senate notes the failure of the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development to comply with the order of the Senate of 10 August 2015, namely for all documents relating to the Infrastructure Australia evaluation of the Perth Freight Link and the business case presented by the Western Australian Government and related documents; and

(b) resolves that the decision to commit funding to the Perth Freight Link project be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 26 November 2015, with particular reference to:

(i) the decision-making process that led to the announcement that the Perth Freight Link would receive Commonwealth funding,

(ii) the information relied upon by state and Commonwealth governments informing the decision to fund this project,

(iii) the importance of transparency of decision-making in relation to infrastructure decisions,

(iv) evaluation of options for managing growth in the Perth freight task, and

(v) any related matters.

managing growth in the Perth freight task, and

(v) any related matters.