A member of parliament questions the Minister for State Development regarding access rights to the Boodarie industrial estate, specifically concerning the pastoral leaseholder's ability to deny access to prospective industrial tenants, including Fortescue Metals Group. The Minister defers answering, requesting the question be placed on notice.

AnsweredQoN 480Legislative Council
Asked
24 June 2004
Portfolio
State Development

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(1) Is the pastoral leaseholder of the Boodarie pastoral lease entitled to deny access by prospective industrial tenants to the Boodarie industrial estate? (2) Is any other party entitled to deny access by prospective industrial tenants to the Boodarie industrial estate? (3) If yes to (1) or (2), what is the basis and range of these entitlements? (4) What specific assessment does the minister make of the denial of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd’s access to the industrial estate by the pastoral lessee? (5) What is the minister’s expectation of the impact on industrial development in the Pilbara if industry is denied access to industrial estates, particularly by leaseholders? Hon KEN TRAVERS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
(2) Is any other party entitled to deny access by prospective industrial tenants to the Boodarie industrial estate? (3) If yes to (1) or (2), what is the basis and range of these entitlements? (4) What specific assessment does the minister make of the denial of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd’s access to the industrial estate by the pastoral lessee? (5) What is the minister’s expectation of the impact on industrial development in the Pilbara if industry is denied access to industrial estates, particularly by leaseholders? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
(3) If yes to (1) or (2), what is the basis and range of these entitlements? (4) What specific assessment does the minister make of the denial of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd’s access to the industrial estate by the pastoral lessee? (5) What is the minister’s expectation of the impact on industrial development in the Pilbara if industry is denied access to industrial estates, particularly by leaseholders? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
(4) What specific assessment does the minister make of the denial of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd’s access to the industrial estate by the pastoral lessee? (5) What is the minister’s expectation of the impact on industrial development in the Pilbara if industry is denied access to industrial estates, particularly by leaseholders? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
(5) What is the minister’s expectation of the impact on industrial development in the Pilbara if industry is denied access to industrial estates, particularly by leaseholders? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.
Providing an answer in the time required is not possible. The Minister for Statement Development requests that the member place this question on notice.

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