❓ Hon. Neil Thomson questions the Minister for Lands regarding discrepancies identified by the Auditor General in the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage's Annual Report concerning the valuation of land with Management Orders. The Minister declines to provide a comprehensive list due to resource constraints, offering to respond to specific inquiries instead.
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I refer to the much delayed Annual Report of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and the Auditor General's opinion related to land at fair value at $2.747 billion, and I quote, "Management were unable to substantiate the existence of all administered land. This was due to inadequate controls over administered land, as some land was subject to a Management Order and therefore should not be recognised". Will the Minister please provide a list of lands included on the State's assets, where a valuation exists on lands with a Management Order, identifying: (a) the Management Order holder; (b) the unique land identification number for the lot; (c) the valuation which has been included; and (d) the approxiamate date, by financial year, when that valuation has been included in the State's assets?
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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Lands
Response time
2 days
The Department of Planning Lands and Heritage administers more than 87,000 land assets (crown reserves) with more than 18,000 of those subject to a management order pursuant to the Land Administration Act 1997.
Given the level of agency resourcing required to provide this detailed information for each land development and land parcel, it is not considered to be a reasonable use of government resources.
However, if the Honourable Member wishes to inquire about a specific parcel/s of land, the Minister will endeavour to provide this information.
Given the level of agency resourcing required to provide this detailed information for each land development and land parcel, it is not considered to be a reasonable use of government resources.
However, if the Honourable Member wishes to inquire about a specific parcel/s of land, the Minister will endeavour to provide this information.
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