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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 640 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 June 2019 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENTS — CONFLICT OF INTEREST

640. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:

I refer to the minister's answer to my question without notice 605, asked yesterday, about the management of conflicts of interest in the planning portfolio.

(1) What was the precise nature of the perceived or potential conflicts of interest for each of the four planning schemes the minister listed?

(2) In each of these four cases, what governance arrangements applied and which minister or ministers acted in place of the Minister for Planning for the purpose of executing a decision?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) City of Swan local planning scheme 12, amendment 138, could potentially affect or be perceived to affect the location of the minister's electorate office. The Town of Victoria Park town planning scheme 1, amendment 73; the City of Armadale town planning scheme 4, amendment 95; and the City of Vincent local planning scheme 2 could potentially affect or be perceived to affect property owned by the minister or a family member.

(2) In accordance with the Interpretation Act 1984, decision-making was delegated to the following ministers. The City of Swan local planning scheme 17, amendment 138, and the City of Vincent local planning scheme 2 were delegated to Minister Wyatt. The Town of Victoria Park town planning scheme 1, amendment 73, and the City of Armadale town planning scheme 4, amendment 95, were delegated to Minister Tinley.