❓ A parliamentary question regarding the proposed Denmark Health Facility, focusing on planning approvals, expenditure, and potential influence on the Denmark Shire Council regarding site selection. The answers reveal the government's commitment to the current site and the potential consequences of changing it.
AnsweredQoN 3506Legislative Council
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Regarding the Denmark Health Facility, I ask -
(1) Is it possible for the Western Australian Planning Commission to refuse to permit a Town Planning Scheme amendment for the use of the Denmark Community Park for the new health facility?
(2) How much money has been spent by the Department of Health on site specific plans for the new health facility for Denmark?
(3) In the event that environmental and/or planning approval is refused, will the Department of Health be required to pay professional fees for aborting the project?
(4) Why did the CEO of Country Health Services visit and try to influence the Denmark Shire Council in February 2006 to not examine the possibility of using an alternative site when using an alternative site could be the outcome of the Town Planning Scheme process?
(5) Did the Department of Health spend substantial amounts on site dependent planning before approvals were given to try to influence the outcome of the statutory environmental and planning processes?
(6) If yes to (5), how much was spent by the Department?
(1) Is it possible for the Western Australian Planning Commission to refuse to permit a Town Planning Scheme amendment for the use of the Denmark Community Park for the new health facility?
(2) How much money has been spent by the Department of Health on site specific plans for the new health facility for Denmark?
(3) In the event that environmental and/or planning approval is refused, will the Department of Health be required to pay professional fees for aborting the project?
(4) Why did the CEO of Country Health Services visit and try to influence the Denmark Shire Council in February 2006 to not examine the possibility of using an alternative site when using an alternative site could be the outcome of the Town Planning Scheme process?
(5) Did the Department of Health spend substantial amounts on site dependent planning before approvals were given to try to influence the outcome of the statutory environmental and planning processes?
(6) If yes to (5), how much was spent by the Department?
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Answered
30 May 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
21 days
(2) No calculation has been made on this matter as the priority of the work being undertaken is to progress the development of the new facility. (3) Yes. (4) The Chief Executive Officer of the WA Country Health Service visited Denmark and met with the Shire Council to explain the consequences of a decision to change their preferred site, which would be: - As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) The Chief Executive Officer of the WA Country Health Service visited Denmark and met with the Shire Council to explain the consequences of a decision to change their preferred site, which would be: - As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the WA Country Health Service visited Denmark and met with the Shire Council to explain the consequences of a decision to change their preferred site, which would be: - As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
- As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
- In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) The Chief Executive Officer of the WA Country Health Service visited Denmark and met with the Shire Council to explain the consequences of a decision to change their preferred site, which would be: - As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the WA Country Health Service visited Denmark and met with the Shire Council to explain the consequences of a decision to change their preferred site, which would be: - As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
- As the project currently funded by the Government is to build new health service facilities in the Community Park a change of site would require the preparation of a new Business Case and re-examination by the Expenditure Review Committee before any variation of site project could commence; - In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
- In addition, if the site was changed the master site planning process and some of the architectural work already carried out would have to be redone. This work would take at least six months to complete. (5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(5) No. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
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