❓ Ms. Quirk questions the Minister regarding the lack of protection for the Guildford Hotel and potential government intervention. The Minister deflects responsibility, citing private ownership and ongoing monitoring, while promising a new Heritage Bill.
AnsweredQoN 763Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Guildford Hotel and ask: (a) given that it now faces a fifth winter without roofing or protection, what arrangements have been made to protect it from damage during the coming winter; (b) if the Guildford Hotel is left unprotected during the 2013 winter and the owners do not lodge an application for a building permit by November 2013, will the Minister undertake to arrange for an independent professional assessment of the deterioration of the Guildford Hotel since 1 September 2008 so compulsory acquisition under section 73 of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 can be considered; and (c) will amendments to the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 be introduced by the Government in 2013?
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Answered
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Heritage
Response time
48 days
(a) The Guildford Hotel is a privately-owned property, and its care is a matter for the owners.
I am advised that the owners provide the City of Swan with regular reports from a qualified structural engineer on the condition of the building as part of an ongoing monitoring program established by an order of the City in 2009.
(b) The owners are currently seeking tenants for the Hotel to progress their project. It is counter-productive to this process to speculate what the situation may be at a point in time in the future and what the Government may do in response to the circumstances at that time.
(c) Rather than amendments to an out-of-date
Heritage Act
, the Government has committed to introduce to Parliament a new modernised Heritage Bill for Western Australia. The Heritage Bill will draw upon and reflect the extensive stakeholder and community consultation undertaken by the Heritage Council over the last two years. It will be introduced to the Parliament when the Government is satisfied it will deliver open, transparent, simple to operate and easy to understand legislation that reflects best practice in the recognition and protection of heritage places.
I am advised that the owners provide the City of Swan with regular reports from a qualified structural engineer on the condition of the building as part of an ongoing monitoring program established by an order of the City in 2009.
(b) The owners are currently seeking tenants for the Hotel to progress their project. It is counter-productive to this process to speculate what the situation may be at a point in time in the future and what the Government may do in response to the circumstances at that time.
(c) Rather than amendments to an out-of-date
Heritage Act
, the Government has committed to introduce to Parliament a new modernised Heritage Bill for Western Australia. The Heritage Bill will draw upon and reflect the extensive stakeholder and community consultation undertaken by the Heritage Council over the last two years. It will be introduced to the Parliament when the Government is satisfied it will deliver open, transparent, simple to operate and easy to understand legislation that reflects best practice in the recognition and protection of heritage places.
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