Infrastructure Western Australia Act 2019

Infrastructure WA must include in the State Infrastructure Strategy —

the identification of Western Australia’s significant infrastructure needs and priorities over at least the next 20 years; and

the economic, social and environmental objectives against which Western Australia’s infrastructure needs were assessed; and

recommendations about —

significant projects or programmes, or other options, intended to meet those infrastructure needs and priorities; and

funding and financing options, when appropriate, for the projects, programmes and options;

the relative priority of the recommendations.

When preparing a State Infrastructure Strategy, Infrastructure WA must do the following —

assess the current state of infrastructure in Western Australia;

identify significant current, and expected future, deficiencies in Western Australia’s infrastructure;

identify the areas in which those deficiencies are contributing to, or may contribute to, significant economic, social or environmental costs;

assess the short, medium and long‑term options available to meet Western Australia’s infrastructure needs and priorities, including reform of policy, pricing, regulation and technology;

consider both investing in new infrastructure and making better use of existing infrastructure;

consider the affordability of the recommendations in subsection (1)(c), including by reference to the financial targets set out in the most recently released Government Financial Strategy Statement under the Government Financial Responsibility Act 2000.