33. Provide for future infrastructure needs by identifying and securing strategic sites, including:
- establishing a centrally coordinated, dedicated and recurrent fund for regional land acquisition
- centrally coordinating strategic infrastructure site identification, matching state agency and government trading enterprise needs with government landholdings and enabling better use of the existing land asset base.
The WA Government responded to Foundation for a stronger tomorrow in February 2023. Recommendation 33 (a) is partially supported; (b) is fully supported. For further information please refer to the response document.
Actions:
33.50 Determine an appropriate lead agency and implementation approach, and provide advice to the WA Government on the use of the Metropolitan Region Investment Fund to identify and secure strategic sites outside of the Perth Metropolitan Area
33.148 Progress amendments to the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902 to improve land tenure approvals and projects to deliver the greatest value to the state when seeking to make use of, repurpose or sell surplus Crown land
1/2 actions on schedule
1/2 actions complete
33.50 On schedule
The consideration of this issue is continuing before being presented to the WA government for consideration.
33.148 Complete
Implementation is complete, noting that the Land and Public Works Legislation Amendment Act 2023 was proclaimed by the Governor in Executive Council on 9 August 2023.