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3348 - EASTLAKE SHOPPING CENTRE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION

Hoenig, Ron to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, and Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW, Leader of the House

In relation to the development application pending for Eastlakes Shopping Centre pursuant to Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979:

  1. Why, after the Planning and Assessment Commission in September 2010 rejected a recommendation from the Department to authorise the submission of a concept plan, did the Department of Planning continue to deal with the application and allow the submission of a development application without a further concept plan being submitted to the Planning and Assessment Commission?
  2. Was it the Minister or the Minister's predecessor that made decisions in relation to how this Development Application was to be received and assessed by the Department of Planning?
  3. Has any Member or former Member of Parliament made representation to either the Minister or the Minister's predecessor, or the Director General of the Department, or any officer of the Department on behalf of Iwan Sunito of the Crown Group?
  4. What was the nature of those representations?
  5. What was communicated to that member or former member of parliament and what action was taken by the department as a result of those representations?

Answer -
  1. This question refers to the former Government.
  2. Former Minister Tony Kelly was the responsible Minister during this period.
  3. During my time as Minister, neither I nor the Department of Planning and Infrastructure have received representations from Mr Sunito or the Crown Group. I cannot speak on behalf of the former Ministers.
  4. and (5) No representations have been made to me.

Question asked on 20 February 2013 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 134
Answer due on 27 March 2013