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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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ST CLAIR LAND SWAP

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) (14:33): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement about the St Clair land swap.

Leave granted.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I have given instructions to consent to an order by the Supreme Court to have my decision set aside. This decision should put an end to the current Supreme Court proceedings. If the court does set aside my decision, the state government will undertake further assessment of the proposed St Clair land swap at Woodville.

The government does not believe that it is in the public interest to be involved in lengthy and costly litigation with residents. The essence of the residents' claim is that they want a review of the decision of the Charles Sturt council. If the court sets aside my decision, I will delegate my authority to the southern suburbs minister, the Hon. John Hill, under the Local Government Act 1999 to deal with the matter. That will meet the request by the residents to have the decision of the Charles Sturt council reviewed.

Minister Hill will look afresh at the application by the City of Charles Sturt to revoke the community land status. Once he has considered the council's proposal afresh, the City of Charles Sturt will need to consider minister Hill's decision in relation to community land revocation at a full council meeting.

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