❓ Mrs Warr asks the Premier for a guarantee that local governments hosting mining camps will not lose rate revenue due to a bill. The Premier declines to give a blanket guarantee but assures close monitoring and states the government's intent is not to penalise local governments.
AnsweredQoN 619Legislative Assembly
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Local government—Mining operations
619. Mrs Kirrilee Warr to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Will the Premier guarantee that no
local government hosting mining camps will lose rate revenue as a result of the
bill?
619. Mrs Kirrilee Warr to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Will the Premier guarantee that no
local government hosting mining camps will lose rate revenue as a result of the
bill?
AnswerView source ↗
I cannot
give a guarantee across the vast array of circumstances and tenure
arrangements, but I can provide the member with assurances that the government
will monitor the situation closely. We do not intend to try to unnecessarily
penalise a local government for its rate base, but we want to clarify the law
for this particular set of circumstances. As we have observed in this place on
a number of occasions, the intent of the bill was explicit in the minister's second
reading speech and we are simply seeking to amend the law to reflect the
initial intent of the legislation.
give a guarantee across the vast array of circumstances and tenure
arrangements, but I can provide the member with assurances that the government
will monitor the situation closely. We do not intend to try to unnecessarily
penalise a local government for its rate base, but we want to clarify the law
for this particular set of circumstances. As we have observed in this place on
a number of occasions, the intent of the bill was explicit in the minister's second
reading speech and we are simply seeking to amend the law to reflect the
initial intent of the legislation.
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