LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
REFERENCE GROUP
540. Hon SIMON O'BRIEN to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government:
(1) What are the
names of the members of the Local Government Act Reference Group and which
bodies or organisations do they represent?
(2) On what dates has the Local
Government Act Reference Group met?
(3) When was the
West Australian Ratepayers and Residents Association invited to be part of this
reference group, and why?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The role of
the reference group is to inform and identify opportunities for reform, and to
engage and represent the interests of the member organisations. The reference
group has also assisted with and promoted involvement in the review. Members
are there as representatives of various stakeholder groups. I am
therefore providing their positions and organisations as a response to this
question. The members are —
the member for Balcatta, chair;
chief executive officer, Local
Government Professionals Australia WA;
CEO, Shire of Narrogin;
executive manager, technical
services, Town of Mosman Park;
executive manager, governance and
organisational services, Western Australian Local Government Association;
manager, governance, WALGA;
senior policy adviser, office of Hon
David Templeman, MLA;
manager, projects and business
development, WA Council of Social Service;
CEO, Regional Chamber of Commerce and
Industry WA;
manager, policy, Chamber of Chamber
of Commerce and Industry WA;
president, Local Government Rangers
Association;
branch secretary, Australian Services
Union;
CEO, Association of Mining and
Exploration Companies;
member, minister's
multicultural advisory group;
director, strategic initiatives,
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries;
CEO, City of Gosnells;
president, WALGA and Shire of East
Pilbara;
president, Shire of Morawa;
Western Australian Electoral
Commissioner;
director, local government policy and
engagement, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries;
executive director, planning and
service delivery, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural
Industries; and
chairman, WA Ratepayers and Residents
Association.
(2) The Local
Government Act reference group met on 27 June 2017, 12 October 2017, and 2 May
2017 for phase 1; and on 11 June 2018, 13 August 2018, 3 September 2018, and 19
November 2018 for phase 2.
(3) The Western Australian
Ratepayers and Residents Association was invited to be part of the reference
group on 24 April 2019. WARRA was incorporated in December 2018 and invited to
be part of the reference group following a request to the minister by the
association's chairman.