A WA parliamentary question regarding the potential sale of land acquired for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass, specifically addressing the rights of previous owners and the use of funds generated from the sale. The government indicates a review of obligations and potential reinvestment in alternative freight strategies.

AnsweredQoN 1826Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 August 2003
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(b) if yes, is the application for urban development; (c) will the previous owners, those who the land was purchased from for the bypass reserve, be given the first option to buy their land back; (d) if yes, will the sale be at the original MRD purchase price or at market value; (e) will the Government give ‘vendor finance’ to people who would like to purchase their former property; (f) if no to (c), will the land be sold by tender; (g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(c) will the previous owners, those who the land was purchased from for the bypass reserve, be given the first option to buy their land back; (d) if yes, will the sale be at the original MRD purchase price or at market value; (e) will the Government give ‘vendor finance’ to people who would like to purchase their former property; (f) if no to (c), will the land be sold by tender; (g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(d) if yes, will the sale be at the original MRD purchase price or at market value; (e) will the Government give ‘vendor finance’ to people who would like to purchase their former property; (f) if no to (c), will the land be sold by tender; (g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(e) will the Government give ‘vendor finance’ to people who would like to purchase their former property; (f) if no to (c), will the land be sold by tender; (g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(f) if no to (c), will the land be sold by tender; (g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(g) if yes to (f), will tenderer be required to include a structure plan of the development of the land; and (h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(h) what will the funds generated from the sale of the reserve land be used for?
(b) The amendment introduces a number of new zones and a local reserve that constitute ‘urban development’. (c) (d) (f) (g) The need to offer the land back to previous owners will be considered in accordance with any statutory obligations related to each respective acquisition and the land will be valued having had regard to these obligations. Where the land does not need to be offered back to previous owners, the preferred means of disposal has not yet been determined. The Members should note that Main Roads Western Australia was not the only agency purchasing land for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass. (e) No (h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
(c) (d) (f) (g) The need to offer the land back to previous owners will be considered in accordance with any statutory obligations related to each respective acquisition and the land will be valued having had regard to these obligations. Where the land does not need to be offered back to previous owners, the preferred means of disposal has not yet been determined. The Members should note that Main Roads Western Australia was not the only agency purchasing land for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass. (e) No (h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
Where the land does not need to be offered back to previous owners, the preferred means of disposal has not yet been determined. The Members should note that Main Roads Western Australia was not the only agency purchasing land for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass. (e) No (h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
The Members should note that Main Roads Western Australia was not the only agency purchasing land for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass. (e) No (h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
(e) No (h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
(h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.

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Answered
29 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
63 days
(a) Yes
(b) The amendment introduces a number of new zones and a local reserve that constitute ‘urban development’.
(c) (d) (f) (g) The need to offer the land back to previous owners will be considered in accordance with any statutory obligations related to each respective acquisition and the land will be valued having had regard to these obligations.
Where the land does not need to be offered back to previous owners, the preferred means of disposal has not yet been determined.
The Members should note that Main Roads Western Australia was not the only agency purchasing land for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.
(e) No
(h) It is anticipated that the generated funds will be reinvested into the initiatives outlined in the Government’s Freight Network Strategy in providing an alternative to the Fremantle Eastern Bypass.

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