Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Since the federal government required the states and territories to suspend their planning laws to enable the stimulus package schools and social housing buildings to proceed quickly, what is the minister’s response to the many community complaints from all around Australia that developments that would not meet local and state environmental and social standards and laws are being rushed through? What action is he going to take to make sure these Commonwealth funded developments are compliant?