❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding ABC Developmental Learning Centres, including planning approvals, childcare licenses, and any relationship with Land Alliance. The Minister's response indicates limited knowledge and jurisdictional limitations.
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ABC DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING CENTRES PTY LTD
I refer to my question of 30 March about ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd. Of the 77 childcare centres in WA now owned by ABC - (1) Will the minister inform the Parliament of the number of centres for which ABC sought planning approval to establish new centres? The term I used yesterday was “newly established”, and the minister asked me to explain that. I mean new planning approvals. Will the minister table a list of the addresses of those centres? (2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS
I refer to my question of 30 March about ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd. Of the 77 childcare centres in WA now owned by ABC - (1) Will the minister inform the Parliament of the number of centres for which ABC sought planning approval to establish new centres? The term I used yesterday was “newly established”, and the minister asked me to explain that. I mean new planning approvals. Will the minister table a list of the addresses of those centres? (2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(1) Will the minister inform the Parliament of the number of centres for which ABC sought planning approval to establish new centres? The term I used yesterday was “newly established”, and the minister asked me to explain that. I mean new planning approvals. Will the minister table a list of the addresses of those centres? (2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(1) Will the minister inform the Parliament of the number of centres for which ABC sought planning approval to establish new centres? The term I used yesterday was “newly established”, and the minister asked me to explain that. I mean new planning approvals. Will the minister table a list of the addresses of those centres? (2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(2) Will the minister table the list of people who have obtained a childcare licence for the ABC childcare centres? (3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(3) Is or was there a relationship between Land Alliance and ABC that is known to the minister? If yes, what details are known to the minister? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised - (1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(1) The minister is not responsible for planning approvals. (2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(2) Corporate bodies are granted childcare licences in the name of the legal entity. They are ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd, Peppercorn Holdings No 4 Pty Ltd and Peppercorn Holdings No 5 Pty Ltd. (3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
(3) The minister had no knowledge of the relationship between Land Alliance and ABC until the matter was raised publicly at the Corruption and Crime Commission hearing.
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