❓ Mr. Love raises concerns about Nicheliving clients facing stamp duty demands on incomplete homes, causing financial hardship. The Deputy Premier acknowledges the issue, offers condolences to the Premier, and commits to seeking advice from the Minister for Finance.
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NICHELIVING
437. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Deputy Premier:
I refer to an 85-year-old Applecross
man who is building with Nicheliving and recently contacted my office. Despite
signing a contract over three years ago, he has been told that he is at least
18 months away from being able to move into
his new home, and he is uncertain whether that will even be achieved. He was
recently sent a substantial invoice
from RevenueWA demanding his stamp duty be paid, resulting in him having to
draw on his superannuation to afford the bill.
How widespread is this situation,
and will the Deputy Premier commit to reviewing the practice of RevenueWA,
which is demanding stamp duty payments from Nicheliving clients who are already
in desperate and dire financial situations and whose homes are incomplete?
437. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Deputy Premier:
I refer to an 85-year-old Applecross
man who is building with Nicheliving and recently contacted my office. Despite
signing a contract over three years ago, he has been told that he is at least
18 months away from being able to move into
his new home, and he is uncertain whether that will even be achieved. He was
recently sent a substantial invoice
from RevenueWA demanding his stamp duty be paid, resulting in him having to
draw on his superannuation to afford the bill.
How widespread is this situation,
and will the Deputy Premier commit to reviewing the practice of RevenueWA,
which is demanding stamp duty payments from Nicheliving clients who are already
in desperate and dire financial situations and whose homes are incomplete?
AnswerView source ↗
On
a serious note, before I answer that question, I want to publicly acknowledge
the sudden passing of the Premier's mother, Lynnette, earlier
this week. On behalf of the Parliament of Western Australia, I offer our
condolences to the Premier and Carly; the
Premier's father, Hugh; and the whole Cook family. I also want to
acknowledge, on behalf of the state of Western Australia, the incredible
efforts the Premier went to on Tuesday to honour his commitments on behalf of
the state as part of Premier Li's official visit to Western Australia.
He did this all while he was still processing the loss of his mum. It showed
incredible strength, and our thoughts continue to be with the Premier at this
time.
I also want to wish Kirsten, on
behalf of everyone in the Labor Party, all the best in the future. Thank you
for all your work and efforts in supporting us over the many, many years.
I thank the member for the question.
In relation to the question about stamp duty payments, I will seek further advice from the Minister for Finance on that
matter. More generally, we very much feel for those people who entered contracts in good faith with Nicheliving. As I have
said on a few occasions, we understand that many have been left stranded
by builders in this state, and we have been working on this issue. Number one
was in relation to land tax, but I will get further advice from the Minister
for Finance on the matter of stamp duty.
We introduced the builders'
support facility targeting smaller builders. We understand their cashflow
issues and are helping to support them at that time. That is what we are doing
for smaller builders. Nicheliving is much more complicated. The Minister for Commerce continues to work on this issue
because there are a number of complicating factors in relation to this,
Nicheliving itself and how we can support the people who really need it. We
also need to make sure that we have a process
that can withstand public scrutiny and public probity. We are going through
those issues, but we very much feel for all those who have been impacted
by this builder.
a serious note, before I answer that question, I want to publicly acknowledge
the sudden passing of the Premier's mother, Lynnette, earlier
this week. On behalf of the Parliament of Western Australia, I offer our
condolences to the Premier and Carly; the
Premier's father, Hugh; and the whole Cook family. I also want to
acknowledge, on behalf of the state of Western Australia, the incredible
efforts the Premier went to on Tuesday to honour his commitments on behalf of
the state as part of Premier Li's official visit to Western Australia.
He did this all while he was still processing the loss of his mum. It showed
incredible strength, and our thoughts continue to be with the Premier at this
time.
I also want to wish Kirsten, on
behalf of everyone in the Labor Party, all the best in the future. Thank you
for all your work and efforts in supporting us over the many, many years.
I thank the member for the question.
In relation to the question about stamp duty payments, I will seek further advice from the Minister for Finance on that
matter. More generally, we very much feel for those people who entered contracts in good faith with Nicheliving. As I have
said on a few occasions, we understand that many have been left stranded
by builders in this state, and we have been working on this issue. Number one
was in relation to land tax, but I will get further advice from the Minister
for Finance on the matter of stamp duty.
We introduced the builders'
support facility targeting smaller builders. We understand their cashflow
issues and are helping to support them at that time. That is what we are doing
for smaller builders. Nicheliving is much more complicated. The Minister for Commerce continues to work on this issue
because there are a number of complicating factors in relation to this,
Nicheliving itself and how we can support the people who really need it. We
also need to make sure that we have a process
that can withstand public scrutiny and public probity. We are going through
those issues, but we very much feel for all those who have been impacted
by this builder.
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