❓ A parliamentary question addresses concerns about drainage of land near Wilson Inlet, Denmark, focusing on landowner requests, land use, economic impact, and potential government liability due to flooding. The government was unable to answer questions regarding legal liability.
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WILSON INLET, DENMARK 954. Hon PAUL LLEWELLYN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Water Resources: Regarding the Wilson Inlet catchment at Denmark and the breaching of its bar at Ocean Beach - (1) How many landowners have requested that the Water Corporation facilitate the drainage of their land by reducing the water level of Wilson Inlet? (2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE
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Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
WILSON INLET, DENMARK
Regarding the Wilson Inlet catchment at Denmark and the breaching of its bar at Ocean Beach - (1) How many landowners have requested that the Water Corporation facilitate the drainage of their land by reducing the water level of Wilson Inlet? (2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(1) How many landowners have requested that the Water Corporation facilitate the drainage of their land by reducing the water level of Wilson Inlet? (2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
WILSON INLET, DENMARK
Regarding the Wilson Inlet catchment at Denmark and the breaching of its bar at Ocean Beach - (1) How many landowners have requested that the Water Corporation facilitate the drainage of their land by reducing the water level of Wilson Inlet? (2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(1) How many landowners have requested that the Water Corporation facilitate the drainage of their land by reducing the water level of Wilson Inlet? (2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(2) How many hectares of land are represented in (1)? (3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(3) What is the land use of the land affected in (1)? (4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(4) What is the estimated economic impact of not facilitating the drainage of the land affected in (1)? (5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(5) What is the estimated land value of the land affected in (1)? (6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(6) Will the government be liable for compensation payments if land is flooded by the natural filling of the inlet? (7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(7) Under what specific statutory provision is compensation payable? The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
The PRESIDENT : Before I invite the Leader of the House to respond, I note that part of the question sought a legal opinion. I therefore trust that the Leader of the House will not provide an answer to that part. Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Thank you for that advice, Mr President. The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
The PRESIDENT : It may be that the answer is worded in a particular way that prevents that from being carried out. Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
Hon KIM CHANCE : I am not sure that I can provide part (6) of the answer, with your advice, Mr President. I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for some notice of this question. (1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(1) Ten landholders have contacted the Water Corporation. (2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(2) Approximately 60 hectares. (3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(3) Four to five holdings are used for commercial potato farming and the remainder are hobby farms, some with livestock use. (4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(4)-(5) Unknown. (6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(6) This part of the answer seems to provide at least a comment on legal advice, so I will not provide this part of the answer. (7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
(7) There is no specific statutory provision under which the Water Corporation is required to pay compensation.
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