❓ Question regarding the use of Claremont Showgrounds for non-agricultural purposes and its impact on rate exemptions. The Minister argues the grounds are in constant use for agricultural show purposes due to ongoing planning and RASWA activities.
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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - ACTIVITIES AT SHOWGROUNDS
I refer to the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 and the Royal Agricultural Society Act Amendment Act 1929 and in particular to the interpretation of the words “agricultural show” in the 1926 act and the limitation relating to the exemption from rates in section 2 of the 1929 act to land that is used for agricultural show purposes. (1) Will the minister advise members on the approximate number of days a year that the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act is used for agricultural show purposes? (2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 and the Royal Agricultural Society Act Amendment Act 1929 and in particular to the interpretation of the words “agricultural show” in the 1926 act and the limitation relating to the exemption from rates in section 2 of the 1929 act to land that is used for agricultural show purposes. (1) Will the minister advise members on the approximate number of days a year that the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act is used for agricultural show purposes? (2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(1) Will the minister advise members on the approximate number of days a year that the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act is used for agricultural show purposes? (2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(1) Will the minister advise members on the approximate number of days a year that the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act is used for agricultural show purposes? (2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(2) Does the use of the land referred to in the schedule of the 1929 act for the purposes of a musical rock concert or the sale of lingerie constitute agricultural show purposes? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and I thank Hon George Cash for always asking the best questions. (1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
(1)-(2) The Claremont Showgrounds are used every day of the year for agricultural show purposes. As soon as the Perth Royal Show is over, the Royal Agricultural Society of WA commences planning and working towards the next royal show. Indeed, much work for the royal show each year is carried out many years in advance by the Royal Agricultural Society. The permanent home, offices and meeting rooms of the Royal Agricultural Society are located on the Claremont Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Society’s facilities on the Claremont Showgrounds are used for not only royal show purposes but also to promote ties with affiliated agricultural societies across the state all year round. “Agricultural show” is defined in the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 as meaning and including - any show having for its principal object the exhibition of agricultural or pastoral products and live stock, including horses in action. Clearly the use of the show for a rock concert or a lingerie show does not constitute use for agricultural show purposes. However, that does not mean that the grounds cannot be used for these purposes in the same way as Subiaco Oval is. Hon Simon O’Brien : The main arena you mean? Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE : Yes. Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Fair enough for a rock concert. Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
Hon KIM CHANCE : The showgrounds are defined by the boundaries and not by the arena boundary. As I advised Hon George Cash in an answer on this subject in August 2005, which was parliamentary question 533 of that year, the Royal Agricultural Society Act 1926 does not establish the society as the statutory authority or define its functions. The Royal Agricultural Society was an operating entity prior to that act, and it remains so. The society is an incorporated association, the constitution and rules of which are not defined or limited by the Royal Agricultural Society Act, which is principally concerned with the society’s role in relation to other smaller agricultural societies.
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