SAVE DIMMEYS MORE NEWS FROM VCAT
Fast Track development listing has definitely gone into slow down. Sources have revealed that since Supreme Court Justice, Iain Ross, new head of VCAT, took up his appointment on 31 March 2010; he quickly started a review into the Fast Track proposal. The Fast Track Development listing proposal for Projects over $5 Million was announced by Attorney General Rob Hulls earlier (see previous article available on this site).
It seems the VCAT review of the Fast Track proposal will now take a “couple of months”, and staff “haven’t had time to be trained yet” (how to deal with any fast track applications). This has consequences for projects like Dimmeys as it means they, (Developers) either languish and wait till VCAT finishes its review, of the Fast Track proposal listing at VCAT, or go back to the idea of going to Yarra Council, and then VCAT. But by that time, VCAT might be ready for fast track applications, maybe. EDITORIAL
What seems to have escaped a lot of attention is the fact that we have a system called the separation of powers. The Executive Branch of Government is separate from the Judicial. Fair enough. Recently, just before the new Head of VCAT took up his position; the Attorney General said that there would be a Fast Track list. However, it is the Judiciary, which still runs the Courts and VCAT. It also, makes the determinations, decisions and lists.
Courts and Tribunals are supposed to be Independent of the Government of the day, regardless of which political party is in Government. Fortunately, the new head of VCAT has seen fit to be Independent of Government, and conduct his own review, and show he is not just the Attorney General’s minion.
No news from Heritage Victoria
9 April 2010
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