Hon Jon Ford asks about the number of pastoral leases in WA, average rent, combined revenue, and criteria for rent relief. The Minister provides specific figures and legislative basis for rent relief.

AnsweredQoN 369Legislative Council
Asked
14 June 2012
Portfolio
Lands

QuestionView source ↗

PASTORAL
LEASES
369. Hon JON FORD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Lands:
(1) How many
pastoral leases are there in Western Australia?
(2) What is the
average rent per lease?
(3) What is the
estimated combined revenue for the rent on these leases per annum?
(4) On what
criteria, if any, can pastoral lessees seek rent relief?

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I answer
on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Lands.
(1) There were
508 as at June 2012.
(2) It is $9 018.95
as at June 2012.
(3) The estimated
combined revenue for rent for 2012–13 is $4 581 629.22.
(4) Under section
128 of the Land Administration Act 1997, the Pastoral Lands Board may make
recommendations to the minister that rent relief be granted for a pastoralist
whose lease has been adversely affected by drought, fire, cyclone, flood or
other disaster or who is suffering personal financial hardship as a result of
poor economic conditions in the pastoral industry.

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