❓ Hon. Anthony Spagnolo questions the WA Government regarding legal costs incurred by the State Solicitor's Office and external consultants in relation to the Satterley Property Group's North Stoneville development plan and subsequent SAT proceedings.
AnsweredQoN 278Legislative Council
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I refer to the Satterley Property Group’s proposed North Stoneville development plan, and I ask: (a) what was the total cost incurred by the Western Australian (WA) Government for the State Solicitor’s Office to represent the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) during three years of confidential mediation in the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) between 2020 and 2023, which concluded with the second rejection of the amended plan in December 2023; and (b) what legal costs have been incurred by the WA Government to date in preparing the WAPC’s case for the 2024–25 SAT proceedings, including the September 2025 appeal against the second rejection?
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Answered
12 August 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Lands
Response time
6 days
(a – b)
The State Solicitor's Office (SSO) has acted on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission in State Administrative Tribunal proceedings DR 189/2020 since 21 August 2020.
No fee has been required to be paid to the SSO.
For the period between 21 August 2020 and 31 December 2023, the State paid approximately $183,000 to an external consultant engaged in relation to this matter, and $112.10 for other disbursements.
For the period between 1 January 2024 and 31 July 2025, the State has paid or has received invoices totalling approximately $195,000 from external consultants engaged in relation to this matter.
The State Solicitor's Office (SSO) has acted on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission in State Administrative Tribunal proceedings DR 189/2020 since 21 August 2020.
No fee has been required to be paid to the SSO.
For the period between 21 August 2020 and 31 December 2023, the State paid approximately $183,000 to an external consultant engaged in relation to this matter, and $112.10 for other disbursements.
For the period between 1 January 2024 and 31 July 2025, the State has paid or has received invoices totalling approximately $195,000 from external consultants engaged in relation to this matter.
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