Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Southern Metropolitan Region

Mr DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan—Leader of the Opposition) (12:20): (1854) My matter is for the Minister for Planning, and it concerns the state government’s grab for power—this repeated grab that is going on with more and more planning amendments giving greater power to the planning minister to very directly intervene in projects. Whether it be the transport projects under C170, the social housing projects under C187, 190, 194, 198 or others, they all strip away planning rights from local communities and councils and all strip away the ability of local communities to have their say about what is built in their community. What I am asking of the minister is: will he step back and revoke a number of these planning amendments where he has taken overweening power and is overriding local communities and councils?