Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-09-23 Daily Xml

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MAJOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:37): My questions are directed to the minister representing the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy. Did any bidder or successful tenderer for the following projects—the Northern Expressway, South Road-Anzac Highway project or the extension of the tramline to the Entertainment Centre precinct—provide either to the project director or to members of the panels established to decide the successful tenderer for each of those three projects any hospitality, entertainment, travel or accommodation benefit in the 12 months leading up to the tender decision? If the answer is yes, I ask the minister:

1. What was the nature and dollar value of the benefit received?

2. Who received the benefit and who provided the benefit in each case?

3. Was this benefit disclosed at the time and, if so, to whom?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:38): I will refer that question to the Minister for Transport.