Deputy Premier Bryan Green and Premier Lara Giddings with plans for the redevelopment of Parliament Square, which includes the demolition of 10 Murray St, which is in the background. Picture: KIM EISZELE
WORK on the $100 million Parliament Square project could begin by Christmas, with the State Government determined to push the development through to stimulate the economy.
The Government will table legislation today with the aim of getting the Bill through both houses of Parliament during the next two weeks.
Premier Lara Giddings said the project was critical for Tasmania, because it would create 400 jobs and inject $40 million in wages into the local economy. The project, which has been subject to many heritage-based appeals since first being unveiled in 1988, will incorporate a new building on the Supreme Court side of the square, the upgrade of significant heritage buildings on the site and the demolition of 10 Murray St.
Proposed legislation will allow the planning permit, authorised by the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority, to take effect the moment the legislation is ticked off by the Governor.
With a number of challenges to the demolition of 10 Murray St resolved, the only hurdles facing the Parliament Square project are appeals focused on stopping the demolition of 2-4 Salamanca Place.
But the new legislation will ensure all current appeals in relation to the planning permit are extinguished and there can be no further appeals in relation to the permit.
Ms Giddings said the exciting project needed to be pushed along.
"We need jobs in the construction industry and this is a project that has been around for a number of years now," she said.
"It has approval from all relevant planning authorities and it has got caught in this never-ending cycle of this technicality."
The technicality in question, section 41 of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act, is an open-ended clause that puts the onus back on to developers "that there is no prudent and feasible alternative to carrying out the works".
Ms Giddings said the project was "shovel ready".
"We should see this starting in a couple of weeks should it get through the Tasmanian Parliament," she said.
Deputy Premier Bryan Green will introduce the Bill to the Lower House of Parliament today.
He said the current legislation was also holding back the refurbishment of a number of significant heritage buildings, including the former St Mary's Hospital, built in 1847, at 36 Davey St.
He said while today's legislation will be project-specific, the State Government will look at ways to improve the Historic Cultural Heritage Act.
matthew.smith@news.net.au
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