❓ Question regarding the source and conditions of a $250,000 contribution from the WAPC for the Mangles Bay canal estate and marina project, specifically whether funds were diverted from Parks and Reserves and repayment terms.
AnsweredQoN 3889Legislative Council
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Further to question without notice No. 31 asked on 15 May 2013, I ask: (a) was the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC) contribution of $250,000 to investigate the proposed Mangles Bay canal estate and marina derived from Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax funds allocated for Parks and Reserves; (b) if no to (a), from which specific WAPC funding source, allocated for what purpose, was the $250,000 derived and how was this decision justified; (c) did the decision to make the $250,000 available include the condition that the WAPC would be repaid and, if so, by whom and when; (d) who approved the decision to make the $250,000 available for the marina; and (e) will the Minister please table, or if publicly available, refer me to the findings of the WAPC-funded investigation?
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Answered
11 May 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning
Response time
56 days
(a) Yes. Funds raised by the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax are not solely for application to Parks and Recreation reserves.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) The $250,000 is to be repaid by the proponent of the project, once planning and environmental approvals have been given to conclude the feasibility of the Cape Peron Marina as a commercial venture.
(d) The Executive, Finance and Property Committee of the Western Australian Planning Commission.
(e) The WAPC is not the project proponent and only provided a contribution towards the total amount to undertake a suite of feasibility studies.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) The $250,000 is to be repaid by the proponent of the project, once planning and environmental approvals have been given to conclude the feasibility of the Cape Peron Marina as a commercial venture.
(d) The Executive, Finance and Property Committee of the Western Australian Planning Commission.
(e) The WAPC is not the project proponent and only provided a contribution towards the total amount to undertake a suite of feasibility studies.
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