Question Without Notice No. 210 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 March 2024 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1  

TIER 3 LINES — BUSINESS CASES 

210. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the Minister for Transport: 

I refer to my questions without notice 194, 241, 667, 691, 877 and 976 asked in 2022 and 58,  774 and 1492 asked in 2023 in relation to the Quairading–York, Kulin via Yilliminning to  Narrogin, and Kondinin via Narembeen to West Merredin proposed tier 3 lines. 

(1) Have the business cases for any of these three lines been completed? 

(2) If yes to (1), when were they completed, and have the business cases been submitted to  Infrastructure Australia; and, if no to (1), when will they be completed? 

(3) When will the business cases for each of the three proposed lines be made public?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied: 

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has  been provided on behalf of the Minister for Transport. 

(1)–(3) Work in relation to the potential re-activation of selected tier 3 rail lines has been  completed and is currently being considered by government.