Mt Wellington Cable Car Facilitation Bill 2017

Tasmanian Citizens draw attention to the House the following grievances with respect to the Mount Wellington Cable Car Facilitation Bill 2017. (a) Private Tourism Developments are not Public Infrastructure It is not the intent of the Land Acquisition Act to allow private, commercial, tourist developments to be classed as public infrastructure. (b) Section 7(3) Extension of Ministerial Powers and removal of private tenure rights Section 7(3) allows the Minister the power to authorise entry to land to undertake any required assessment work 'despite any other laws'. (c) Never occurred before Compulsory acquisition of public land for a private development without a formal request for landowner consent from the landowner has never previously occurred in Tasmania. (d) Favouritism and procedural fairness The Bill circumvents the EOI process that all other developers are required to invest in and represents favouritism. (e) Section 7(G) Potential to exclude the public from acquired land Section 7(G) of the Land Acquisition Act 1993 requires parliamentary approval for acquired land to be used for any other purpose other than the proposed infrastructure. (f) Rule of Law The law should apply to all persons equally rather than tailor made to suit the wishes of particular individuals or commercial interests. We believe the Mount Wellington Cable Car Facilitation Bill 2017 does the latter. And your Petitioners request that the Legislative Council will reject the Mount Wellington Cable Car Facilitation Bill 2017.