❓ A parliamentary question addresses the planning approval, transparency, and conditions surrounding extensions at the Great Escape Water Park in Hillarys Boat Harbour, seeking clarification on various aspects of the project's approval process and stakeholder involvement.
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I refer to the extensions and additions currently under construction at the Great Escape Water Park, Hillarys Boat Harbour. (1) Has planning approval been given; if so, on what date? (2) Were the plans made public; if not, why not? (3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(1) Has planning approval been given; if so, on what date? (2) Were the plans made public; if not, why not? (3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(2) Were the plans made public; if not, why not? (3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(7) No.
(1) Has planning approval been given; if so, on what date? (2) Were the plans made public; if not, why not? (3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(2) Were the plans made public; if not, why not? (3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(3) Was the Hillarys Boat Harbour harbourmaster’s original recommendation that these extensions not be approved? (4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(4) Why was that recommendation not followed? (5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(5) Can the minister confirm that the executive director of transport, maritime division, is now responsible for negotiations with the Great Escape; if so, why? (6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(6) Will the Great Escape be required to meet the same conditions with regard to the provision of additional parking as other tenants of Hillarys Boat Harbour; if not, why not? (7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(7) Has the member for Hillarys been involved in any of the negotiations between the Great Escape and the minister's office or departments? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(1) Transport has supported a development application. However, planning approval is a matter for the city of Joondalup and the Western Australian Planning Commission, which are responsible for processing development applications. (2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(2) Any decision to make plans available to the public rests with the relevant planning authorities. (3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(3) Assessment of the proposal was carried out by the Department of Transport, including the executive director, maritime and in consultation with Transport’s property consultants, Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd. (4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(4) Not applicable. (5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(5) Yes, as for many lease-related matters at Transport’s marine facilities throughout the State, the executive director, maritime, has been involved in discussions. (6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(6) Yes, as per (1) above. (7) No.
(7) No.
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