Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2008-09-11 Daily Xml

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COUNCIL CONSOLIDATION AND BETTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The Hon. C.V. SCHAEFER (15:08): I have a supplementary question. Is the minister giving me an assurance that he is willing to have the ERD Committee look at part 1 of this as well as part 2?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:09): Part 1, as I understood it, was there and I assumed that, if the committee wanted to have a look at it, it would have done so. I do not know whether or not the honourable member is suggesting that there was some reason why the committee could not look at part 1. Part 2, it appeared to me, was the more contentious part. However, if the ERD Committee wants to look at any particular zoning and make recommendations, I will consider it.

We have a procedure in place but, given the fact that these are in remote areas of the state and it is a comprehensive area, if the ERD Committee wants to have a look at zoning in those areas I am always happy to listen to any advice that it can provide.