❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Housing regarding the use of a Government Regional Officers' Housing (GROH) property in Geraldton as a business address for Nganhu Pty Ltd and Gnungoonu Pty Ltd. The Department of Housing was unaware and is investigating.
AnsweredQoN 424Legislative Council
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NGANHU PTY LTD
424. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Minister for Housing:
(1) Was permission granted by the Department
of Housing to run Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses at 46
Moorings Loop, Geraldton, which is a Government Regional Officers'
Housing house?
(2) If no to (1), was the department aware
that this property was listed as the address for Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or
Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses from 25 September 2014 to 15 February 2015?
(3) If no to (1), why was the GROH property
at 46 Moorings Loop, Geraldton, listed as the address for Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or
Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses as listed on the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission's database under section 1274A of the
Corporations Act 2001?
(4) If no to (2),
why not?
(5) With regards to (3), what actions did
the department take once it became aware that the GROH property listed at 46
Moorings Loop, Geraldton, had been used as a private business address?
424. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Minister for Housing:
(1) Was permission granted by the Department
of Housing to run Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses at 46
Moorings Loop, Geraldton, which is a Government Regional Officers'
Housing house?
(2) If no to (1), was the department aware
that this property was listed as the address for Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or
Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses from 25 September 2014 to 15 February 2015?
(3) If no to (1), why was the GROH property
at 46 Moorings Loop, Geraldton, listed as the address for Nganhu Pty Ltd and/or
Gnungoonu Pty Ltd businesses as listed on the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission's database under section 1274A of the
Corporations Act 2001?
(4) If no to (2),
why not?
(5) With regards to (3), what actions did
the department take once it became aware that the GROH property listed at 46
Moorings Loop, Geraldton, had been used as a private business address?
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(1)–(2) No.
(3) The department
is not aware of the reason.
(4) The department's policy states
that the tenant will use their Government Regional Officers' Housing
home solely as a dwelling, unless written consent is provided by the owners,
the tenant's agency and the local government authority. The department
is not aware of any request to approve the property being used to run a private
business or any evidence to confirm that the property was actually used for
such a purpose.
(5) The matter has been raised with the
tenant agency, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, to investigate.
(3) The department
is not aware of the reason.
(4) The department's policy states
that the tenant will use their Government Regional Officers' Housing
home solely as a dwelling, unless written consent is provided by the owners,
the tenant's agency and the local government authority. The department
is not aware of any request to approve the property being used to run a private
business or any evidence to confirm that the property was actually used for
such a purpose.
(5) The matter has been raised with the
tenant agency, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, to investigate.
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