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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 413 asked in the Legislative Council on 4 August 2021 by Hon Neil Thomson

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

BROOME REGIONAL PRISON SITE — 12 MILE COMMUNITY

413. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to a decision of the state government to locate the new Broome prison near the 12 Mile community in the West Kimberley.

(1) Did the minister provide a briefing to the Broome shire council of the site options prior to making its decision; and, if yes —

(a) on what date was that briefing held;

(b) who was in attendance; and

(c) how many possible locations were presented in the briefing?

(2) Did the minister or his department seek land-use planning advice and not just land tenure advice from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage?

(3) If no to (1) or (2) —

(a) does the minister concede that the best planning land-use outcomes will be achieved when he refers the matter to local government and land-use planning experts; and

(b) will the minister now revoke any decision on the site and refer the matter to the Shire of Broome and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for proper land-use planning consideration?

(3) If yes to (1) or (2), will the minister make all correspondence concerning land-use planning for the site publicly available?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

Member, I apologise. That question has been signed off, but, for some reason, it is not within the file. Hopefully, the staff are listening now and they can bring in a copy for me and I will read that answer when I get it.