State Development Bill 2025
701. Hon Jess Beckerling to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the State Development Bill 2025, which was introduced into the other place yesterday.
(1) What process will be in place to determine who is appointed to the role of Coordinator General and will there be any precluding factors?
(2) How will the government determine the most significant precincts and opportunities to which the Coordinator General's role will apply?
(3) Will any limits be placed on the type or number of priority projects?
(4) Which decision-making authorities can joint decision notices be issued to?
(5) Can the government provide a list of consulted stakeholders for this bill?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the Premier.
(1) The Coordinator General will be appointed the Governor. No precluding factors are set out in the bill.
(2) Any designation will be guided by the objects of the bill and the criteria set out in clause 30(2)(b).
(3) There are no limits specified in the bill.
(4) Any decision-making authority related to a designated act is set out in schedule 1. The Environmental Protection Authority, Western Australian Planning Commission and Heritage Council of Western Australia cannot be issued with a joint decision notice.
(5) This government has consulted extensively with industry and communities following the initial Vogel–McFerran review. Consultation on the first draft was internal to government due to the time-sensitive nature of the opportunities on which it seeks to capitalise.
