Page 916 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 19 April 1994
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Mr Moore: What are the costs of going to court?
MR WOOD: There are no costs to the person because the Government initiates that action, and would do so if an order had not been obeyed. It is a good point, Mr Moore; the Government would initiate that action. I think that is a point that the person who was complaining did not fully understand, because they received a very legal letter. So I want to make that clear. This Assembly has been very specific about the need to allow for appeals and for those appeals to be enforceable. It is very much the case that they are enforceable.
Ms Follett: I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper, Madam Speaker.
Government Service
MS FOLLETT: I would like to clarify an answer that I gave last week in response to a question without notice from Mr Kaine concerning the separate service. Clarify is one way of putting it; correct is another way. Madam Speaker, in my answer to Mr Kaine I made reference to two Bills being introduced in the Assembly this week - the Public Sector Management Bill and the Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill. Madam Speaker, the Public Sector Management Bill will be introduced in the Assembly this week. However, the Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill, which is a technical and mechanical Bill, will be ready for introduction in time for the cognate debate in May.
Mr Kaine: In May? The committee has yet to consider them.
MS FOLLETT: You will not need that bit.
Building Approvals
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, last week Mr Moore asked me about waiting times for design and siting applications or building permits. I have a little more elaboration. I indicated that 10 days was a target. There was previously a target that 80 per cent of applications should be able to be accommodated within 10 days. Now that we have an appeals mechanism, that target has been revised to 65 per cent in 10 days, to take account of the number of applications which require public notification and hence cannot be processed in that period. I think they are still aiming to meet that. It is also the case, as I said, that there was a rush of applications early this year. Madam Speaker, I should also point out that, coincidentally, the Building Section undertook a survey of its clients and found a very high level of satisfaction from them. As we all know, they are very demanding.
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