Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-06-02 Daily Xml

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CHELSEA CINEMA

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:36): I have a supplementary question. Do I take it from what the minister has outlined in her answer that she holds concerns that the council decided to sell the site prior to public consultation?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (14:36): The advice I have received is that there was some level of community consultation. As I said, I have asked for details. I have asked officers certainly to inquire into the details of the processes that the council has undertaken. I do not have that information as yet, but my belief is that some level of consultation took place. Whether or not that was adequate, at this point in time I am not in a position to say. Clearly, if you read the public response to the proposed sale, it would appear that it could have perhaps been more extensive than what it was.