❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister Assisting the Treasurer regarding the allocation of sandstone from the Irishtown quarry for heritage building maintenance, specifically Parliament House. The Minister clarifies the amount allocated, the decision-making process, and confirms no stone has been used commercially.
AnsweredQoN 2449Legislative Council
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I refer to the Irishtown Crown Reserves Numbers 21583, 2720 (5804) 2720 (5805), in particular the sandstone quarry situated on Irishtown Road near Donnybrook, and I ask -
(1) Can the Minister confirm that only 12 stones of 1.5m x 1m x 1m in size or a total of 12.5 cubic metres has been set aside to cover the maintenance for all the heritage buildings, including Parliament House in Western Australia?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister outline, -
(a) how the decision was made and by whom;
(b) who benefitted from this decision;
(c) how many of the 12 stones are left;
(d) how many have been used for commercial purposes; and
(e) what royalties have been paid to the State Government for the stone used?
(1) Can the Minister confirm that only 12 stones of 1.5m x 1m x 1m in size or a total of 12.5 cubic metres has been set aside to cover the maintenance for all the heritage buildings, including Parliament House in Western Australia?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister outline, -
(a) how the decision was made and by whom;
(b) who benefitted from this decision;
(c) how many of the 12 stones are left;
(d) how many have been used for commercial purposes; and
(e) what royalties have been paid to the State Government for the stone used?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 June 2010
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister Assisting the Treasurer
Response time
35 days
(1) 12 stones of 1.5m x 1.0m x 1.0m, or 18 cubic metres, have been set aside from the Irishtown Quarry as one source of stone for Government use.
(2)
(a) The State's rights to the stones are established and protected by a formal deed of arrangement. The deed was agreed to by the Director Procurement Strategy and Policy of the former Department of Housing and Works (DHW), and enacted in March 2008 by the Manager Procurement and Construction Policy of the DHW, acting under gazetted delegation from the Minister for Works. Professional opinion was that this amount would cater for potential repair works on Western Australian State Government owned heritage buildings where Donnybrook stone was part of the original construction, although suitable alternative sources have been identified should more stone be required.
(b) The State benefitted by having the stone set aside and stored at no cost.
(c) All of the stone remains.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
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(2)
(a) The State's rights to the stones are established and protected by a formal deed of arrangement. The deed was agreed to by the Director Procurement Strategy and Policy of the former Department of Housing and Works (DHW), and enacted in March 2008 by the Manager Procurement and Construction Policy of the DHW, acting under gazetted delegation from the Minister for Works. Professional opinion was that this amount would cater for potential repair works on Western Australian State Government owned heritage buildings where Donnybrook stone was part of the original construction, although suitable alternative sources have been identified should more stone be required.
(b) The State benefitted by having the stone set aside and stored at no cost.
(c) All of the stone remains.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
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