❓ Mr. Templeman questions the Minister for Local Government about the potential expansion of the Perth parking management area due to proposed boundary changes, specifically regarding impacts on parking fees at QEII Medical Centre, UWA, and Crown Resort. The Minister's response is somewhat evasive, deferring to advisory boards and other ministers.
AnsweredQoN 777Legislative Assembly
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CITY OF PERTH — PARKING MANAGEMENT
777. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Local Government:
I refer to the proposed changes to the boundaries of the City
of Perth and the potential impact on the Perth parking management area.
(1) Will the minister rule out an expansion of the Perth
parking management area?
(2) If the
minister does not rule an expansion of the Perth parking management area, how
will this impact on parking fees for patients and staff at the Queen Elizabeth
II Medical Centre and students at the University of Western Australia?
(3) Will any changes result in the currently free parking
area at Crown Resort no longer being free?
777. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Local Government:
I refer to the proposed changes to the boundaries of the City
of Perth and the potential impact on the Perth parking management area.
(1) Will the minister rule out an expansion of the Perth
parking management area?
(2) If the
minister does not rule an expansion of the Perth parking management area, how
will this impact on parking fees for patients and staff at the Queen Elizabeth
II Medical Centre and students at the University of Western Australia?
(3) Will any changes result in the currently free parking
area at Crown Resort no longer being free?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3)
I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. The member is referring to a
parking levy around the City of Perth. As I understand, the idea of this
parking levy, which is the same cost as a one zone ticket on a train or a bus,
is to make sure we get people to utilise public transport and keep cars out of
Perth. That is the goal behind the parking levy program. The member asked if
Crown, QEII and the City of Vincent will be involved in the reform process that
we are going through and the new boundaries. The answer is that that work has
to be done by the advisory board. The process has to go through the Minister
for Transport. The interesting part is that we are trying to get the money into
—
Mr
D.A. Templeman : Yesterday the minister said he would toy with freezing
rates and this morning the Premier slammed it down.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mandurah, you have asked a question; let the minister answer the
question and then you can ask a supplementary.
Mr A.J. SIMPSON :
So we understand one thing, member for Mandurah: Crown is private land, so that
process is up to them. QEII is under the Minister for Health, and therefore
under the jurisdiction of health. The rest of the process will be trying to
work with the City of Perth. The parameters have all been set and we have to go
through the process to work out where the city will grow.
I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. The member is referring to a
parking levy around the City of Perth. As I understand, the idea of this
parking levy, which is the same cost as a one zone ticket on a train or a bus,
is to make sure we get people to utilise public transport and keep cars out of
Perth. That is the goal behind the parking levy program. The member asked if
Crown, QEII and the City of Vincent will be involved in the reform process that
we are going through and the new boundaries. The answer is that that work has
to be done by the advisory board. The process has to go through the Minister
for Transport. The interesting part is that we are trying to get the money into
—
Mr
D.A. Templeman : Yesterday the minister said he would toy with freezing
rates and this morning the Premier slammed it down.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mandurah, you have asked a question; let the minister answer the
question and then you can ask a supplementary.
Mr A.J. SIMPSON :
So we understand one thing, member for Mandurah: Crown is private land, so that
process is up to them. QEII is under the Minister for Health, and therefore
under the jurisdiction of health. The rest of the process will be trying to
work with the City of Perth. The parameters have all been set and we have to go
through the process to work out where the city will grow.
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