CORONAVIRUS —
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANCIES
749. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the parliamentary debate
on the Residential Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 and the Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020
and the statements that the government did not intend to extend the
emergency period for the legislation beyond the current sunset date of 29
September 2020.
(1) Has the McGowan government
shifted from this position?
(2) If yes to
(1), will the minister table the documents that form the basis upon which this
shifted position has been established?
(3) If no to (1), is the matter
currently under active consideration?
(4) If yes to
(3), what are the criteria being used to determine whether any extension will
be made to the emergency period?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for
Commerce.
(1)–(4) At
the time the bills were passed, the WA Parliament made provision to allow for
the extension of the emergency period. The
government is monitoring the situation in relation to whether the emergency
period should be extended. A range of factors including, but not limited
to, the commonwealth government's approach to income support, the
current predicted economic conditions, the degree to which existing
interventions have been effective and the need for an orderly transition from
the current provisions will be taken into consideration.