A Member of Parliament is questioning the Minister for State Development regarding the department's role in assessing the value of mining tenements, particularly in relation to a previous unanswered question. The Minister clarifies that the Office of State Revenue handles stamp duty assessments.

AnsweredQoN 1264Legislative Council
Asked
19 September 2003
Portfolio
State Development

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I refer to question on notice number 957 of June 27 2003 -
(1) Can the Minister state why he has avoided giving clear, concise and relevant answers to parts 5 to 9 of the questions?
(2) If no to (1) why not?
(3) Can the Minister explain the rationale and justification as to why the ‘Minister and Department have no role in assessing the value of mining tenements’?
(4) If no to (3) why not?

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Answered
11 November 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
53 days
(1) to (4) In respect to the sale and transfer of a mining tenement, neither the Minister nor the Department is involved in assessing the value of the consideration stated in a transfer. Assessment of the value of consideration for stamp duty purposes is undertaken by the Office of State Revenue, Department of Treasury and Finance in accordance with the provisions of the Stamp Act 1921.
Assessment of the value of consideration for stamp duty purposes is undertaken by the Office of State Revenue, Department of Treasury and Finance in accordance with the provisions of the Stamp Act 1921.

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