❓ Mr Masters questions the legislative authority behind the Minister for the Environment's reported intention to overturn the Maylands Police Academy site redevelopment. The Minister clarifies her comments were made as the local member, not solely as the Minister for the Environment.
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MAYLANDS POLICE ACADEMY SITE 65. Mr MASTERS to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage: I refer to an article in The West Australian of 20 February that states that the Minister for the Environment will overturn the plans to redevelop the police academy site at Maylands and “rip up” the metropolitan region scheme agreement that would have allowed for a housing development. Under what legislative authority did the minister announce the overturning of the sale of land at the Maylands police academy site? Dr EDWARDS
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I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
MAYLANDS POLICE ACADEMY SITE
I refer to an article in The West Australian of 20 February that states that the Minister for the Environment will overturn the plans to redevelop the police academy site at Maylands and “rip up” the metropolitan region scheme agreement that would have allowed for a housing development. Under what legislative authority did the minister announce the overturning of the sale of land at the Maylands police academy site? Dr EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
Dr EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
MAYLANDS POLICE ACADEMY SITE
I refer to an article in The West Australian of 20 February that states that the Minister for the Environment will overturn the plans to redevelop the police academy site at Maylands and “rip up” the metropolitan region scheme agreement that would have allowed for a housing development. Under what legislative authority did the minister announce the overturning of the sale of land at the Maylands police academy site? Dr EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
Dr EDWARDS replied: I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
I thank the member for this question. My comments were made as the member for Maylands. I made it clear to the journalist at the time that the comments were being made by me as the member for Maylands. As the member for Maylands and Minister for the Environment, I have had discussions with my ministerial colleagues. As the member rightly points out, decisions are up to other ministers and not up to me alone as the Minister for the Environment. As the member for Maylands, I will push as hard as I can to obtain the best outcome for my community.
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