Hon Jim Chown, on behalf of Hon Nick Goiran, asks the Minister for Commerce about the progress of statutory reviews for the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 and the Retirement Villages Act 1992. The Minister provides updates on the reviews' status and expected completion dates.

AnsweredQoN 1303Legislative Council
Asked
12 November 2020
Portfolio
Commerce

QuestionView source ↗

LEGISLATION —
STATUTORY REVIEWS
1303. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister
for Commerce:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Nick Goiran, who is absent on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the statutory reviews of
our state's laws.
Several members interjected.
Hon JIM CHOWN : Please!
Minister, are you ready for the question?
Hon Alannah MacTiernan : I am.
Hon JIM CHOWN : Thank you.
(1) Has a statutory review been conducted in accordance
with section 31 of the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act
1985?
(2) Has a statutory
review been conducted under section 83 of the Retirement Villages Act 1992 since
the ''Statutory Review of Retirement Villages Legislation: Final Report'',
published in November 2010?
(3) If yes to (1) or (2), will the
minister table the review reports?
(4) If no to (1) or (2), have the
reviews commenced?
(5) If yes to
(4), when did they commence and when does the minister expect these reviews to
be completed and the reports tabled?

AnswerView source ↗

I
thank the member for the question, and I thank him for asking it on behalf of
Hon Nick Goiran, and acknowledging that Hon Nick Goiran is away on
urgent parliamentary business, because Hon Nick Goiran is assiduous in making
sure that that is clear at all times on Hansard .
The following information has been provided by the Minister
for Commerce.
(1) A review of the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops)
Agreements Act 1985, which commenced in April 2019, is currently
underway. It is expected to be completed and a report tabled during the second
half of 2022.
(2) A public
consultation process is currently underway in respect of stage 2 of the
implementation of the recommendations of the 2010 ''Statutory Review of
Retirement Villages Legislation: Final Report''.
(3) Not applicable.
(4)–(5) See (1)–(2).

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