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Legislative Council (10 November 2026, 7.00 pm)

10 novembro 2026

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Committee of the whole on the Rail Freight System (Acquisition and Reorganisation) Bill 2026 covers corporate governance of the new entity, ownership and transaction structure, acquisition and reorganisation powers, treatment of proceeds and transfers, and Auditor General and confidentiality provisions. Debate then focuses on Part 3 authority powers, parliamentary oversight, borrowing arrangements and safeguards for vertical integration and state corridor ownership before reporting progress on the bill.

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Rail Freight Bill — committee stage, acquisition and governance

00:54

Rail Freight Bill committee opens and corporate governance framework

00:54

Committee stage opens on Rail Freight Bill clause 1

00:54

PTA subsidiaries and interaction with Corporations Act

03:19

Clause 31 — ministerial control over company constitution

07:16

Thomas — risks of complex corporate structure under Corporations Act

10:37

Ownership, transaction structure, ARTC role and infrastructure planning

15:10

Martin — control versus ownership and lease structures

15:10

Transaction method — share purchase versus lease buyback

18:04

Scope of acquired assets, including non‑Arc property

21:41

Enabling bill and future option of a GTE

23:55

Network reorganisation and potential splitting of assets

26:10

ARTC feasibility funding and potential role in public ownership

28:58

ARTC federal ownership implications for WA freight

33:19

Infrastructure WA — scope for buyback and current assets

35:21

Future rail projects — Infrastructure WA involvement uncertain

39:21

ERA access regime, access fees and potential subsidies

41:01

Acquisition powers, proceeds, transfer mechanisms and confidentiality

44:14

Clause 1–6: committee votes and rationale for buying the whole business

44:14

Clause 7 — authorised acquisition mechanisms and leases

46:11

Clause 12 — interaction with planning and Land Administration Acts

47:34

Clause 13 — proceeds, PTA account and GTE resale limits

49:03

Clause 15 — transfer orders, negotiation and public notification

53:53

Clause 18 — unpublished schedules and public inspection of assets

58:05

Clause 24 — Auditor General information sharing in reorganisations

01:01:27

Clause 25 — confidentiality duties for non‑state entities and whistleblowing

01:03:01

Part 3 authority powers, oversight, borrowing and vertical integration safeguards

01:05:54

Part 3 introduction — authority powers and parliamentary oversight

01:05:54

PTA annual reporting and authority business concerns

01:06:25

Oversight of ARTC and Commonwealth lessees

01:13:24

Clause 27 agreed; clause 28 — PTA function and corridor land cancellation

01:15:01

Clause 28 — effect of land reversion on PTA responsibilities

01:18:31

Julie Freeman’s concerns on rationalisation of rail lines

01:23:16

Clause 29 — interim arrangements and exclusion from PTA operational plan

01:24:20

Clause 34 — ministerial direction powers over authority

01:28:22

Clause 36 — Treasurer assumption of Arc-related liabilities

01:32:05

Clause 37 — borrowing from WA Treasury Corporation and loan limits

01:33:44

Clause 37(5) — preservation of PTA’s existing financing powers

01:37:11

Rail Freight Bill — Clause 37–38 agreed and below‑rail ownership

01:39:15

Rail Freight Bill — Vertical integration safeguards and report to House

01:43:28

Members’ statements — mine safety, emissions regulation and companion animals

01:46:42

Members’ statements — Beaconsfield mine legacy and current mine safety

01:46:42

Members’ statement — Beaconsfield mine disaster and Todd Russell

01:46:42

Mine safety today — ongoing risks and union role

01:50:50

Greens’ statement — COP31, Chevron Gorgon methane leak and regulatory failure claims

01:53:14

COP31 context and Chevron Gorgon methane leak revelations

01:53:14

Government awareness and oversight of Chevron methane leak

01:57:53

Greens’ demands on Gorgon operations and alleged cover‑up

02:00:21

Companion animal overpopulation and sterilisation policy proposals

02:02:53

Members’ statement — Cat overpopulation, Broome case and desexing policy

02:02:53

Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Bill — introduction and scope

02:07:12

Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Bill 2026 — introduction and objectives

02:07:12

Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Bill 2026 — first and second readings

02:07:12

Legislative Council (10 November 2026, 7.00 pm)

10 novembro 2026

Legislative Council terça, 10/11/2026 Parliament of Western Australia

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00:54 - 01:08

Orador 4

Honorable members, we are in the committee of the whole house and we are dealing with Rail Freight System (Acquisition and Reorganisation) Bill 2026, and the question is if the clause 1 stand as printed. The Honorable Steve Thomas.

01:08 - 02:55

Member of the Legislative Council (WA) | Western Australia

Member | Legislative Council of Western Australia

Steve Thomas

Thank you, Deputy Chair. Minister, you'll be pleased to know I'm coming to the end of my initial remarks, so the introductory, the introduction is just about finished. I'm just going to take you to your second reading speech and just trying to a bit flesh out, because I'm nearly finished clause 1, a bit flesh out where we get to. So on page 3 of 4, it says this, "While the bill establishes an enabling framework that can accommodate a range of transactions structures, the current assumed structure is that the state would acquire the rail freight business through a subsidiary of the Public Transport Authority." So I mean we've had a discussion earlier that we can't really talk about what future models will look like, which is all well and good until you understand that the second reading speech talks about what future models would look like.

So that's a little interesting in itself. But I understand that the government doesn't want to get pinned down on that. However, we are talking about that structure. It goes on to say, "The subsidiary would be governed by the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 and the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001." Now, the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001, members might remember, is that act which the then Prime Minister John Howard used to basically overtake all sorts of legislative roles of state governments and usurp it into the Commonwealth.

So it's not my favorite piece of legislation, but I've been stuck with dealing it quite a lot. So a couple of questions that fall out of that. "The subsidiary would be governed by the Public Transport Authority Act 2003." Does that act, Minister, specifically allow the PTA to have subsidiary entities that are effectively short share share-owner corporations?

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