SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE —
TOWN OF PORT HEDLAND
595. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Local Government:
(1) Can the
Leader of the House confirm that the minister has issued the Town of Port
Hedland with a notice to show cause why the council should not be suspended for
six months?
(2) If the
council is suspended, will the minister appoint an administrator, and has a decision
been made about who that administrator will be?
(3) Will the
minister table correspondence relevant to the possible suspension of the
council of the Town of Port Hedland?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) A
show-cause notice was issued on 31 May 2019 and the Town of Port Hedland now
has 21 days to respond. No decision has been made to suspend the council.