QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE 

Planning: car parking

Mr EIDEH (Western Metropolitan) — My question is to the Minister for Planning, Mr Guy. Is the minister considering any reduction to the minimum parking requirements for multistorey developments?  

Hon. M. J. GUY (Minister for Planning) — There is a review which was put in place by the previous government and went on for some period of time. Members in this chamber from the previous Parliament will remember that I asked the previous Minister for Planning, Justin Madden, about it, and he flippantly disregarded it. The review is the subject of some discussion within my  department and will be released in due course.

Supplementary question  

Mr EIDEH (Western Metropolitan) — Can the minister advise the house if the government will support councils imposing fees on new multistorey developments where there are insufficient on-site parking spaces so that councils can provide parking elsewhere?

Hon. M. J. GUY (Minister for Planning) — That is not a proposal that has been submitted to me, so it is not one that I am considering.

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Minister for Planning: meeting records  

Mr LENDERS (Southern Metropolitan) — My question is to the Minister for Planning. I refer to his answer to a question from Mr Tee on 25 May regarding the minister’s meetings with developers and asking if he takes a minute taker from the Department of Planning and Community Development to record minutes. I ask: since the minister’s unequivocal answer on 25 May, is that still his
practice?

Hon. M. J. GUY (Minister for Planning) — Yes, it is.