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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1356 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 November 2020 by Hon Colin Holt

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

AUSTRALIAN UNDERWATER DISCOVERY CENTRE

1356. Hon COLIN HOLT to the Minister for Regional Development:

I refer to question without notice 1318 asked on 24 November.

(1) What role does the Minister for Regional Development play in the market-led proposal process?

(2) Has the minister played any role in assessing or presenting the Busselton jetty MLP application; and, if so, what has been her involvement?

(3) The proponent has been told that the proposal has been on the Minister for Regional Development's desk now for nine months waiting for her to take it to cabinet.

(a) Is this true and what has been the hold-up in taking it to cabinet?

(b) Why has the assessment and lack of notification of the Busselton jetty MLP failed the steering committee's own 99-day notice period?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question.

(1)–(2) Under the market-led proposal guidelines, a lead agency minister is responsible for presenting a cabinet submission on the findings of the MLP steering committee. My involvement in the assessment of Busselton Jetty Inc's application process has been consistent with the guidelines.

(3) I acknowledge that this proposal has not progressed as quickly as the proponent would have liked. However, as per the terms of the MLP policy, I am not in a position to disclose information on the process.