❓ Opposition asks when the government will deliver on its election promise to pass a new Heritage Act. The Minister acknowledges delays and expresses a desire for bipartisan support before introducing the bill.
AnsweredQoN 1703Legislative Council
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I refer the minister to the Labor pre-election policy headed “Heritage for the New Millennium”, which states - Labor will: . . . · work to pass a new Heritage Act that will protect the State’s heritage interests; I also refer to the fact that updated legislation had been drafted by the previous Government and presented to the Parliament during its term. (1) Will the minister please advise whether this Government intends to bring a heritage Bill before Parliament in 2004? (2) If not, when does the minister anticipate that Labor’s election commitment will be met? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
. . . · work to pass a new Heritage Act that will protect the State’s heritage interests;
· work to pass a new Heritage Act that will protect the State’s heritage interests;
(1) Will the minister please advise whether this Government intends to bring a heritage Bill before Parliament in 2004? (2) If not, when does the minister anticipate that Labor’s election commitment will be met? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
(2) If not, when does the minister anticipate that Labor’s election commitment will be met? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
(1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
. . . · work to pass a new Heritage Act that will protect the State’s heritage interests;
· work to pass a new Heritage Act that will protect the State’s heritage interests;
(1) Will the minister please advise whether this Government intends to bring a heritage Bill before Parliament in 2004? (2) If not, when does the minister anticipate that Labor’s election commitment will be met? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
(2) If not, when does the minister anticipate that Labor’s election commitment will be met? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
(1)-(2) A lot of work has been completed on the introduction of heritage legislation. Some residual issues prevented such a Bill from being introduced into the Parliament this year. As a result, the Government has the opportunity to look at that Bill again in the new year to see which parts it would like to bring forward next year for parliamentary consideration and, hopefully, resolution. I had hoped that the introduction of new legislation dealing with heritage would take place in a climate of bipartisan support. One wants to introduce legislation aimed at protecting heritage in a climate in which the community has a stable sense of support for the ambition to adequately protect heritage in this community. Every now and then I sense that the heritage debate has gone off the rails a bit. In those circumstances one wants to be cautious about introducing legislation that can be buffeted by the mood of the moment rather than the preoccupation that I think we should all have, and I am sure most of all have, with wanting to see heritage supported and protected in our community.
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