❓ Hon. C.L. Edwardes questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure regarding community involvement in planning, referencing concerns from the Coastal Planning Coalition. The Minister affirms the government's commitment to increased community involvement through innovative consultation processes.
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(b) does the Minister agree with the Coastal Planning Coalition that without substantial reform of the existing structure of planning in Western Australia, community involvement would only be tokenistic; (c) does the Minister intend to increase community involvement in the planning process in Western Australia; and (d) if yes, how will this be achieved?
(c) does the Minister intend to increase community involvement in the planning process in Western Australia; and (d) if yes, how will this be achieved?
(d) if yes, how will this be achieved?
b) It is an objective of the Gallop Government to increase the openness of government and promote active citizenship by encouraging best practice community consultation processes. A Citizens and Civics Unit has been established to work towards this aim. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure has taken a leadership role implementing innovative best practice consultation processes. These have involved Citizens' Juries, Consensus Forums, Deliberative Surveys and Multi Criteria Analysis Conferences. As best practice methodologies are piloted and improved, they are being integrated into the planning process, reforming through gradual, continuous improvement. c) Yes d) See b) above
c) Yes d) See b) above
d) See b) above
(c) does the Minister intend to increase community involvement in the planning process in Western Australia; and (d) if yes, how will this be achieved?
(d) if yes, how will this be achieved?
b) It is an objective of the Gallop Government to increase the openness of government and promote active citizenship by encouraging best practice community consultation processes. A Citizens and Civics Unit has been established to work towards this aim. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure has taken a leadership role implementing innovative best practice consultation processes. These have involved Citizens' Juries, Consensus Forums, Deliberative Surveys and Multi Criteria Analysis Conferences. As best practice methodologies are piloted and improved, they are being integrated into the planning process, reforming through gradual, continuous improvement. c) Yes d) See b) above
c) Yes d) See b) above
d) See b) above
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Answered
25 February 2003
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
90 days
a) Yes
b) It is an objective of the Gallop Government to increase the openness of government and promote active citizenship by encouraging best practice community consultation processes. A Citizens and Civics Unit has been established to work towards this aim. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure has taken a leadership role implementing innovative best practice consultation processes. These have involved Citizens' Juries, Consensus Forums, Deliberative Surveys and Multi Criteria Analysis Conferences. As best practice methodologies are piloted and improved, they are being integrated into the planning process, reforming through gradual, continuous improvement.
c) Yes
d) See b) above
b) It is an objective of the Gallop Government to increase the openness of government and promote active citizenship by encouraging best practice community consultation processes. A Citizens and Civics Unit has been established to work towards this aim. The Department for Planning and Infrastructure has taken a leadership role implementing innovative best practice consultation processes. These have involved Citizens' Juries, Consensus Forums, Deliberative Surveys and Multi Criteria Analysis Conferences. As best practice methodologies are piloted and improved, they are being integrated into the planning process, reforming through gradual, continuous improvement.
c) Yes
d) See b) above
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