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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 302 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2021 by Mr R.S. Love

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

SOUTH FREMANTLE POWER STATION — REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES

302. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Heritage:

I have a supplementary question. Thank you, but I do not think that the minister directly answered whether he had had discussions with the particular unsolicited bidder. Can the minister explain whether this decision to sell the South Fremantle power station will mean that the state government may be asked to provide funding to the successful proponent in order to meet heritage requirements?

Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN replied:

The member clearly does not understand the role of the Minister for Heritage or the Heritage Council of Western Australia in these matters. His question is related to an expression of interest process that is overseen by that agency. In any future proposal for that asset, heritage considerations will be a part of that process. That forms part of the obligations to the state heritage principles and, indeed, the Heritage Act. This is an important heritage asset. It is now out for expressions of interest by the owner of that site. When and if the expressions of interest process that is currently underway delivers an outcome that is ultimately approved, the heritage interests will be part of that process because we want to make sure that we protect the integrity of that heritage asset in whatever it may eventually be utilised for.