❓ A parliamentary question regarding Main Roads WA commencing work on the Reid Highway extension before a planning amendment is passed. The Minister confirms the amendment is before Parliament, but states the work has valid planning approval and disallowance of the amendment would have no impact.
AnsweredQoN 319Legislative Council
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Main Roads WA has begun work on the Reid Highway extension past Lake Carine in areas outside the road reservation. (1) Is this area subject to a planning amendment that is before Parliament? (2) Why is the work being done before the amendment has been passed by the Parliament? (3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(1) Is this area subject to a planning amendment that is before Parliament? (2) Why is the work being done before the amendment has been passed by the Parliament? (3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(2) Why is the work being done before the amendment has been passed by the Parliament? (3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(4) No.
(1) Is this area subject to a planning amendment that is before Parliament? (2) Why is the work being done before the amendment has been passed by the Parliament? (3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(2) Why is the work being done before the amendment has been passed by the Parliament? (3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(3) What will be the effect on these roadworks if the metropolitan region scheme amendment is disallowed in Parliament? (4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(4) Has Main Roads received advice on its action; and if so, will the minister provide details or table that advice? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(1) Yes. (2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(2) Main Roads has obtained valid planning approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission for the project. (3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(3) There is no impact. (4) No.
(4) No.
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