❓ Mr. Katsambanis questions the Premier on the delay in implementing a WA version of the national commercial tenancy code of conduct, while the Premier defends the government's rapid legislative response to COVID-19.
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329. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the national code was agreed to by the Premier at the national
cabinet on 3 April this year and that the lack of a code is harming businesses
and hurting the economy because landlords and tenants have no certainty, why is
it taking the government so long to simply introduce a Western Australian
version of the national code?
MANDATORY CODE OF CONDUCT
329. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the national code was agreed to by the Premier at the national
cabinet on 3 April this year and that the lack of a code is harming businesses
and hurting the economy because landlords and tenants have no certainty, why is
it taking the government so long to simply introduce a Western Australian
version of the national code?
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I do not know whether the member has
noticed, but we have been doing things very quickly. We have been drafting
legislation and regulations very quickly—in time frames that were never
dreamt of before. As the member said, the legislation was passed last month and
we expect to have the code of conduct for landlords and tenants in place later
this month. It has been a frenetic and frantic period of activity, and I think
that is quite understandable. As I outlined to the house before, for instance,
our planning legislation was drafted in record time. It was a matter of weeks
for significant legislation. I would like to thank Geoff Lawn and all the
drafters for all the work they did to get it to that stage. Whether it is
commercial tenancy laws, residential tenancy laws, laws to deal with criminal
conduct by people in the COVID-19 environment, emergency management regulations
or emergency regulations that are put in place by the emergency coordinator or
the Commissioner of Police, everything is being done in a very rapid fashion.
This is another example of that.
noticed, but we have been doing things very quickly. We have been drafting
legislation and regulations very quickly—in time frames that were never
dreamt of before. As the member said, the legislation was passed last month and
we expect to have the code of conduct for landlords and tenants in place later
this month. It has been a frenetic and frantic period of activity, and I think
that is quite understandable. As I outlined to the house before, for instance,
our planning legislation was drafted in record time. It was a matter of weeks
for significant legislation. I would like to thank Geoff Lawn and all the
drafters for all the work they did to get it to that stage. Whether it is
commercial tenancy laws, residential tenancy laws, laws to deal with criminal
conduct by people in the COVID-19 environment, emergency management regulations
or emergency regulations that are put in place by the emergency coordinator or
the Commissioner of Police, everything is being done in a very rapid fashion.
This is another example of that.
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