Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-09-08 Daily Xml

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ECOTOURIST VILLAGE

The Hon. M. PARNELL (15:07): I have a supplementary question. In relation to the online material to which the minister has referred, will the minister be uploading some plans or more detailed proposals for the proposed development to join the only two documents that are currently online, which comprise the minister's press statement and the Government Gazette entry?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:07): I sort of anticipated that question. That is why I said during my answer that, at this early stage, the proponents have come up with some initial plans, but they are obviously preliminary. What will happen now is that the proponent, now that the project has been given major development status, will go away and put in a more detailed proposal, which will then go the Development Assessment Commission (DAC). DAC will assess the guidelines for the project, based on that submission.

At this stage, we will await the more detailed appraisal, which would obviously then be put up on the website, but that may take some time. In relation to the last major project I did before this one, which was in November last year, I do not believe we have yet received the final plans. However, the proponent at that time did make available some preliminary drawings. I will see whether I can make sure the honourable member is provided with some of the preliminary details if that is possible. Clearly, the actual plan that will be the subject of the major development process is yet to be received, and it is that on which DAC will base its guidelines.