Senator Conroy: The Minister for Foreign Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1) None. (2) The following is a list of correspondence between AusAID and Toll Royal Railways Date From To Subject 09/04/10 TRR AusAID Email: Regarding the Royal Government of Cambodia's management of the project 09/04/10 AusAID TRR Email: Suggestion of meeting to follow up on email regarding Royal Government of Cambodia's management of the project 30/04/10 TRR AusAID/ADB Email: Rail welding 30/04/10 AusAID ADB/TRR Email: Response regarding technical aspects of rail welding 19/07/10 Australian Ambassador TRR Email: Regarding concession of land to Boeung Kak Lake developer and impact on rail project 19/07/10 TRR Australian Ambassador Email: Response to Ambassador's email regarding concession of land to Boeung Kak Lake developer 21/07/10 TRR ADB/AusAID Email: Update on Toll's track maintenance from Phnom Penh to Samrong Junction Email: Proposed road access for Boeung 29/07/10 TRR AusAID Kak lake development and impact on rail project 12/09/10 TRR AusAID funded consultant Email: Daily report on track maintenance work 13/10/10 TRR AusAID Email: Removal of Kings Coach warehouse as part of Boeung Kak Lake development and impact on rail project (3) Total project financing USD2I .5 million. Institutional support and capacity building (AusAID financing: USD3.0 Assistance to the Royal Government of Cambodia's railway department and Concession Management Committee to build their skills and knowledge, in particular by developing the capacity to carry out monitoring functions defined in the concession agreement; Development of the scope and content of required training programs, and assistance in training railway staff and evaluating the effectiveness of training; Preparation of manuals for the railway department's operations, including safety monitoring, international relations (for the rail links with Thailand and, in the longer term, Viet Nam), non-concession asset management, and infrastructure and rolling stock inspection; Assistance in preparing a framework for the development and regulation of the rail network in Cambodia and in developing relationships with other countries in the greater Mekong sub-region related to the rail sector; and Support for monitoring the long-term benefits of railway infrastructure. Civil works (AusA1D financing: USD18.5 Costs of railway sleepers, bridges, culverts, etc required for rehabilitation of the railway; Earthworks and repairs to the railway track covered by the Project; Design of engineering responses needed to repair and rehabilitate the railway track; Costs of engineering and supervision consultants to ensure quality and timeliness of the work being undertaken (including management of sub-contractors for earthworks and rehabilitation work); and Design and construction and/or repair of railway stations. (4) DFAT have advised that the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh provided assistance to Toll Holdings in support of its bid for the railway concession agreement, consistent with Australian Government policy of support for Australian business. (5) Resettlement was identified as a risk during AusAID's routine and comprehensive assessment process for the Project. On joining the project partnership in late 2009, AusAID assessed the project's resettlement plan which was updated and approved by ADB and the Government of Cambodia in 2009. A risk management matrix was developed by AusAID outlining mitigation strategies. These strategies included that an independent monitor be in place to ensure that the project's resettlement plan be implemented by the Royal Government of Cambodia as intended fairly and without delay (in accordance with the Asian Development Bank's international resettlement policy). In addition, AusAID agreed to finance an external international resettlement adviser to make monitoring visits to resettlement sites, produce independent reports and provide advice to the Cambodian Government, the ADB and AusAID on the implementation of the resettlement plan and the resolution of any complaints. (6) AusAID has monitored resettlement since the project began. The AusAID funded resettlement expert visited the Battambang resettlement site in April 2010 and identified actions that were required prior to resettlement commencing in late May. The expert visited the Battambang resettlement site again in July 2010. During this visit, the community raised concerns about inadequate services which were conveyed to ADB and AusAID. On 5 August 2010, a monitoring mission report signed by AusAID, ADB and staff from the Cambodian Government formally raised the lack of services at the Battambang site as a concern. The Cambodian Government was asked to prepare a time-bound action plan in response by 31 August 2010. On 8 September 2010, ADB wrote to the Cambodian Government seeking an update on the provision of water and electricity at the site. Electricity has now been connected at the Battambang site and water is being provided by the Cambodian Government. A senior official from AusAID also visited the Battambang site in December 2010 to identify additional steps that need to be taken to ensure resettlement policies are adhered to. AusAID and ADB are working with the Cambodian Government to better manage the resettlement process for the whole of the railway project. The Cambodian Government has agreed to address all major actions recommended by the ADB and AusAID to improve resettlement for the project. This includes payment of compensation, additional monitoring, improved consultation and grievance processes and a requirement that adequate services are available at resettlement sites before people are relocated. A resettlement review mission was conducted by the ADB from 10 January to 3 February.