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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1284

St Andrews Church, Forrest - Car Park and

Landscaping Works

Mrs Carnell - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning in relation to St Andrews Church, Forrest

(1) Is it the case that the Government has recently expended monies to provide a

carpark and landscaped grounds for St Andrews Church at Forrest; if so (a) what

was the cost of this carpark, landscaping and any other works, such as guttering,

road closures etc; (b) which agency was responsible for the payment of this work;

arrangements were followed in relation to the carrying out of this work; (e) under

what program was the work paid for and had this money been provided for in the

Budget process; if not (i) why not and (ii) what projects were foregone to fund

these works; (f) was the Government responsible to perform, and/or pay for the

work and what was the basis of this liability and (g) are there other projects where

the Government may be responsible to carry out such extensive works on behalf of

non-government organisations which are similar to this project.

(2) Is it the case that the Acting First Assistant Secretary, Land Division, a senior

official in your Department, was involved in the approval of monies to be spent,

or in requesting the works to be performed in relation to this church, or that

officers answerable to him were responsible for the works.

(3) Is this officer in any way personally involved with the church, as an Elder, a

member of the congregation; if so (a) was a conflict of interest disclosed at any

time; if not, why not; (b) was any action taken against the officer if a conflict of

interest existed; and (c) what rules exist to deal with the disclosure of conflicts of

interest, should officers involved in such conflicts not participate in the

deliberative process.

(4) What action will the Minister take to ensure any situations involving conflict of interest do not occur in the future.

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