Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-10-29 Daily Xml

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SANDS LIFESTYLE VILLAGE

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:34): I have a supplementary question. My question was not about the processes but, rather, the policy and the legislation that lies behind it. Will the minister consider not merely the process but, rather, whether the policy underlying the legislation and the legislation itself need to be adjusted?

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) (14:34): If I have received complaints, there would be very few in relation to this issue around our legislation being far too onerous on smaller communities. This is one of the rare times—in fact, I cannot recall any other times, but it is likely that there have been some—that I have received a complaint about this. So, it would be unlikely on the ground of this one complaint that I have been made aware of that I would review a whole policy. I am happy to look at it but, as I said, it is not an issue that has been brought to my attention previously. I certainly would have received very few complaints and concerns about this, but I am happy to take a quick look at it.