Tuesday, 29 August 2023

Southern Metropolitan Region

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (12:53): (375) My question is for the Minister for Planning, and it concerns the government’s mooted plans for stripping councils of planning powers. This would be undemocratic and would cause significant concern to a range of stakeholders, including local councils. My question is: will the minister detail what consultations have occurred in –

A member interjected.

David DAVIS: I am getting to that – my southern region, particularly the eastern group of councils including Monash and Whitehorse, which touch my electorate, and the southern group of councils including Bayside and Port Phillip – indeed, all of them – Stonnington, Glen Eira and Kingston as well and Boroondara of course. I want to know what consultation has been done. Will the minister release a schedule of the dates on which consultation has occurred and the result of that consultation?