Page 1816 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
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Opposition members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order! Enough! Ms Le Couteur, could you start your question again, thank you.
MS LE COUTEUR: Certainly. My question is to the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services and is in relation to parking and traffic measures proposed as part of construction of a residential development opposite Griffith shops. Local residents told me that they were not sent letters about the proposal and so nearly missed out on raising their concerns. It was only after my office raised the issue with the developer’s consultant, and under pressure from residents and businesses, that the consultant extended the notification period and sent out a new letter to the broader area. Minister, how will the government learn from this episode to ensure that local communities are properly informed about parking and traffic measures that will affect them and that they can have their say?
MR CORBELL: I will take the question because I believe, although it was a bit unclear, that Ms Le Couteur was actually asking about notification requirements in relation to development approval. That would appear to be what she was asking.
Ms Le Couteur: No.
MR CORBELL: She is saying no. It is a little bit unclear as to exactly what she is asking in that event. But what I would simply say is that the government is currently, as Ms Le Couteur would know, in engagement with other parties in this place around where improvements can be made in terms of certain types of development approval notifications and development application notifications and that process is ongoing. I am sorry that I cannot help Ms Le Couteur further.
MR SPEAKER: Ms Le Couteur, a supplementary.
MS LE COUTEUR: I am not asking about the development application. That was approved. I am asking about the traffic and parking things which came afterwards—the construction. That is what I am asking about—not the DA. My question now—Mr Corbell might regard it as his—is: what will the developers contribute for the use of parking and other public spaces during this development, and how will the local community benefit?
MR CORBELL: I thank Ms Le Couteur for the question. I will take some advice in relation to the particular circumstances of the proposal she is referring to at the Griffith shops. I will provide further advice to the member.
In relation to the issue of improvements in notification of outcomes and notification of how development will occur, it is a normal part of the development approval process that conditions are put in place when it comes to matters such as the temporary disruption to traffic or parking as a result of a development. Again, I would need to review what the conditions were in relation to the development approval for the proposal that Ms Le Couteur refers to. I will seek further advice on that matter and provide a clearer and more detailed answer to the member.
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