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amalgamated and then turned into a single lease with a 99-year tenure, no fee was paid for the extra term that was gained out of that conversion.
Mr Hedley makes it quite clear that in fact a fee was paid. He notes, first of all, that stamp duty of $46,000, approximately, was paid on the transaction, that a betterment tax of nearly $700,000 was paid and that, in addition, a further $15,000 was paid to extend the terms of the crown lease for a fresh 99-year lease. So I think that he has attempted to set the record straight on that particular point.
In another matter, it was said that rents at a property at Thetis Court had gone up by 80 per cent since a certain purchase had been made by the corporation with which Mr Hedley is associated. He has produced evidence that suggests that the rental increases, since that purchase, have in fact been 27.6 per cent, not 80 per cent.
There are a number of points that are dealt with in this letter, as you would know, Mr Speaker. I mention those two only to draw out the fact that some of the statements made have, in my view, been adequately responded to. I would seek leave of the house to table this letter and have it incorporated in the Hansard. At the same time, Mr Collaery has written a further letter in this matter, and in fairness I seek leave also to table that letter and have it incorporated in the record so that there is a full and complete record of both sides of the case in this particular matter on the public record.
Leave granted.
Documents incorporated at appendix 1.
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MR COLLAERY (8.51): Mr Speaker, the first observation I would make is that this has been a very shrewd move by Mr Hedley because in granting this leave we have, in effect, made, prejudged and prevented, by way of the rules of evidence in most courts in this land, a full and proper examination of these issues. Privilege applies now in a certain way to this tabled document and, in effect, there will be legal ramifications flowing which the house on the hill would not contemplate allowing to happen through the tabling of this response.
In other words, this tabling has precluded probably, and has made it difficult for, any court of law at any time examining the matter properly. But in the interests of putting to rest the concerns that Mr Hedley has, the Residents Rally has agreed to the tabling, although we draw attention to the fact that this should not become a practice of this Assembly. Mr Speaker, the matters raised
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