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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1358 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 November 2020 by Hon Aaron Stonehouse

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT — REVIEW

1358. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Local Government:

I refer to the response the Minister for Local Government gave in the other place on 4 April 2019 in relation to the Local Government Act review, and specifically to his comments that the government intended to —

� create a green bill that we can further consult on before we bring landmark reform legislation to Parliament in the near future.

Given that 18 months have passed and we are now heading into an election in which jobs and the local economy will be central, and given that the local government sector now accounts for approximately $4 billion of economic throughput across Western Australia each year, I ask the following.

(1) What stage is the green bill currently at?

(2) Since it will not now be tabled prior to Parliament rising, is the minister able to table at least an executive summary of its proposed provisions so that the electors of Western Australia know what they can expect in this space from any future government of which the minister or his colleagues might be a part?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

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

(1)–(2) The details of the local government green bill will be provided when the bill is finalised and released for public consultation.