❓ Question regarding compensation for residents near the Perth to Mandurah rail project, following compensation to retailers and some residents. Minister deflects, distinguishes between 'compensation' and 'act of grace payment', and implies opposition inaccuracy.
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PERTH TO MANDURAH RAIL PROJECT - COMPENSATION TO RETAILERS
My question is directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, who is feeling a bit unloved for the lack of questions. I refer to yesterday’s announcement that will allow for significant compensation payments to be made to retailers adversely affected by the construction of the Perth to Mandurah rail project. In the light of the Public Transport Authority approving $52 800 in compensation for three residents in Theakston Green, Leeming, who reside in close proximity to the rail project, can the minister indicate whether the same level of compensation will be made available to other residents also living in close proximity to the rail project? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
My question is directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, who is feeling a bit unloved for the lack of questions. I refer to yesterday’s announcement that will allow for significant compensation payments to be made to retailers adversely affected by the construction of the Perth to Mandurah rail project. In the light of the Public Transport Authority approving $52 800 in compensation for three residents in Theakston Green, Leeming, who reside in close proximity to the rail project, can the minister indicate whether the same level of compensation will be made available to other residents also living in close proximity to the rail project? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
I refer to yesterday’s announcement that will allow for significant compensation payments to be made to retailers adversely affected by the construction of the Perth to Mandurah rail project. In the light of the Public Transport Authority approving $52 800 in compensation for three residents in Theakston Green, Leeming, who reside in close proximity to the rail project, can the minister indicate whether the same level of compensation will be made available to other residents also living in close proximity to the rail project? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
I refer to yesterday’s announcement that will allow for significant compensation payments to be made to retailers adversely affected by the construction of the Perth to Mandurah rail project. In the light of the Public Transport Authority approving $52 800 in compensation for three residents in Theakston Green, Leeming, who reside in close proximity to the rail project, can the minister indicate whether the same level of compensation will be made available to other residents also living in close proximity to the rail project? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
It is unfortunate that the member did not give me notice of this question so that I could acquaint myself with the assertion that has been made. We know from experience that members of the opposition often make incorrect assertions. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : The member for Carine knows a bit about compensation claims because she has been the subject of some recently. However, I will not go into that. The principle that we announced yesterday in relation to a group of businesses was, indeed, an act of grace payment. It is not compensation in the sense that we compensate people for losses they perceive have occurred. There is an important policy principle behind it; that is, public works necessarily create a degree of disruption. Just as we do not charge the benefit that accrues, likewise we do as a matter of policy allow compensation for disruption. However, from time to time, there are special circumstances in which an act of grace payment is made to recognise a special level of disruption. In relation to the businesses that were spoken of yesterday, the issue was that they had been advised that this would be a six-month period. However, because the contractor changed the order in which it was delivering the project, those people became exposed to a greater length of disruption, so we have given them an act of grace payment. That is not dissimilar to what was done by the conservative government during construction of the Northbridge tunnel.
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