PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY — HARVEY
HOUSE AND MEMORIAL GARDEN
698. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the Minister
for Health:
I
refer to the minister's response to my question asked on 2 June 2021
regarding the licence agreement for Harvey House and the memorial garden
located at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
(1) What is the
current status of the licence agreement and when is it expected to be
finalised?
(2) Does the
draft licence agreement provide for the permanent protection of the memorial
garden?
(3) If no to (2),
why not; and what is being provided for in the draft agreement with regard to
the garden's protection?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1) The WA Medical Museum Board continues to pursue
incorporation of its board so as to enable it to become a legal entity
and therefore be able to become party to the licence. The memorial garden
committee is in liaison with the WA Medical Museum Board to collaborate on a way
forward to reach a timely conclusion of this. The MGC has been provided with a draft
copy of the licence and have provided some proposed amendments back to the North Metropolitan Health Service and Department
of Health. These amendments have been reviewed by NMHS and DOH and a response
was returned to the MGC early August 2021. Depending upon the further response
from the MGC to the NMHS and the department, all parties will progress towards conclusion of the licence
drafting. Signing of the licence will then be subject to completion of
the aforementioned.
(2) No.
(3) It is not
possible to provide for the permanent protection of the memorial garden in a licence
agreement that does not, and cannot, operate in perpetuity. However, the draft
licence does provide for the parties to work together to ensure the protection
of the garden and Harvey House and to make arrangements for the long-term
tenure of the licence area, which includes the garden, by the WA Medical Museum
Board. Harvey House has been entered into the state Register of Heritage
Places.