❓ Hon Linda Savage asks the Premier about the progress of implementing recommendation 27 from the 'Putting the Public First' Economic Audit Committee report, specifically regarding land development responsibilities and milestones for transferring land, establishing tender processes, and releasing government land. The answer refers to another question.
AnsweredQoN 3937Legislative Council
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I refer to the ‘Putting the Public First’ Economic Audit Committee report of October 2009, and in particular to recommendation 27 which was to, -
‘Clarify the responsibilities of government agencies involved in land development by -
(a) transferring stocks of land held by LandCorp and the Department of Housing/Housing Authority to the Department of Regional Development and Lands (DRDL);
(b) retaining LandCorp’s existing responsibilities for developing industrial land, regional residential land and special developments allocated by Government (including the disposal of government property). LandCorp is to undertake land development activities only in those circumstances where DRDL’s open market tender processes clearly demonstrate that either-
(i) the private sector cannot or will not undertake such activities at an appropriate price; or
(ii) LandCorp is the lowest bidder (on competitively neutral grounds with private developers);
(c) retaining the Department of Housing’s responsibilities for social housing throughout the State, with identified low-priced land release to be approved by the Government as part of its land release planning. The low-priced land release is to be funded by a subsidy from the Housing Authority to DRDL’s approved land release program; and
(d) rationalising the requirement for and number of redevelopment authorities’,
and I ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation 27 have been achieved, -
(a) review of operations of four redevelopment authorities (ongoing);
(b) transfer of land holdings (that are not subject to development) to DRDL (June 2010); and
(c) DRDL establish open market tender process (December 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation 27 have not been achieved, why not?
(3) In relation to the following milestone, commence release of Government land for development under new arrangements (June 2011), will this be achieved by June 2011?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
‘Clarify the responsibilities of government agencies involved in land development by -
(a) transferring stocks of land held by LandCorp and the Department of Housing/Housing Authority to the Department of Regional Development and Lands (DRDL);
(b) retaining LandCorp’s existing responsibilities for developing industrial land, regional residential land and special developments allocated by Government (including the disposal of government property). LandCorp is to undertake land development activities only in those circumstances where DRDL’s open market tender processes clearly demonstrate that either-
(i) the private sector cannot or will not undertake such activities at an appropriate price; or
(ii) LandCorp is the lowest bidder (on competitively neutral grounds with private developers);
(c) retaining the Department of Housing’s responsibilities for social housing throughout the State, with identified low-priced land release to be approved by the Government as part of its land release planning. The low-priced land release is to be funded by a subsidy from the Housing Authority to DRDL’s approved land release program; and
(d) rationalising the requirement for and number of redevelopment authorities’,
and I ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation 27 have been achieved, -
(a) review of operations of four redevelopment authorities (ongoing);
(b) transfer of land holdings (that are not subject to development) to DRDL (June 2010); and
(c) DRDL establish open market tender process (December 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation 27 have not been achieved, why not?
(3) In relation to the following milestone, commence release of Government land for development under new arrangements (June 2011), will this be achieved by June 2011?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
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Answered
29 June 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
42 days
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 3912.
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