Page 3973 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 25 November 2014
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MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Mrs Jones. I cannot give a guarantee that the property will be cleaned up before Christmas.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: Minister, what action will you now take to ensure that rectification occurs quickly?
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Mr Hanson, for your question. I will be working with EPD officials to ensure that the actions that we have requested of the property owner go forward.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: Minister, what are the maximum and minimum time frames for vacant and dangerous properties like this to be left unresolved, according to your government policies?
MR GENTLEMAN: We have changed time frames in regard to extension of time. Previously there was quite a tight time frame on developments across the territory. But in order to give some incentive to developers to build in the area, to develop more economic activity, we have extended those extension of time—
Mr Hanson: Madam Speaker, on a point of order of relevance, that is not this issue at all. This is about a derelict property. It has been raised with the minister numerous times. This is not a dissertation about extension of time for people to complete DAs. Could the minister please address the question?
MADAM SPEAKER: I was thinking that perhaps the minister was getting to a wider discussion rather than just time-to-complete issues. I think I have to uphold the point of order because the question was about time frames for cleaning up dirty blocks. If you could come directly to the question, Mr Gentleman.
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. We want to make sure that that property is up to scratch as soon as possible, so we will ensure that the property owner sticks with the time frame that we have allocated.
Mr Hanson: Madam Speaker, again the question was very much about the maximum and minimum times under the policy of the government for these sorts of issues to be remediated. If the minister could advise; if he does not have the answer here, maybe he could take it on notice.
MADAM SPEAKER: I have to uphold the point of order. The question was quite specific and if you could answer the question, Mr Gentleman, I think that the Assembly would appreciate it.
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I think I have addressed the question.
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