Preston electorate
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (15:00): (937) My question is also for the fantastic Minister for Planning, who is here with us in the house. My question is: what intersection, if any, is there between our housing statement policies and homes covered by restrictive covenants? I have to admit I did not know a lot about restrictive covenants until I started doorknocking in the Merrilands part of Reservoir, but apparently we have the largest one in the state. As you might expect amongst a large group of people, there are different views – some people would like to remove the covenant; others have invested hundreds of hours of their time into defending it – but overall I think people agree on two clear things. The first is that people should not attempt to sneak out of what is a longstanding private contract that they have entered into. The second thing people agree on is that we should pursue the important objectives of our housing statement with respect to housing affordability and building homes where people need them. I think we can definitely achieve both of those things, but any information that our minister can provide would help us have those conversations in the community.