"... we recently had a scare with what was proposed for DP World by the Port of Melbourne Corporation. I think it was a 767 per cent increase, which I am sure this committee has heard a lot about recently ... we do need some form of safeguard in place. Again, attached to the papers you have there is some correspondence we received from Mike Baird at the time as Treasurer of New South Wales and some of the safeguards that were introduced there. Fortunately to date we have not had to test those, but we are only 2 years in to a 99-year lease in New South Wales, so maybe down the track."
Transcript of evidence given by Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) representatives, Paul Zalai and Peter Hodder now available... read more
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