David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

We need to state that we are opposed to (7) and (8), because this is a mixing up of the purpose of the plan with project proposals. Cost benefit analysis should not be undertaken in the plan. The infrastructure plan is not about individual projects and therefore it would be ridiculous to do a cost benefit analysis on a broad plan, if you follow me. Similarly, the 15-year plan was an election commitment in (8). Infrastructure Australia needs to be tasked with it, and the board should not be in the position to determine whether or not it does this. We are opposed to those and I will foreshadow that we are opposed to the Greens' amendment.