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Chapter 1Introduction• To identify evaluation criteria associatedwith the strata titling of tourismdevelopments to ensure they will functionin the best interests of a sustainabletourism industry.• To assess the different forms of strata titlingand their suitability for use in financingvarious types of tourist accommodation.• To provide policy recommendations thatsupport the viability of touristaccommodation development, highstandards of design and construction,appropriate servicing and aestheticoutcomes.At the commencement of the taskforceinvestigations, a review also was undertakenof available literature on tourism land useplanning issues and tourism development ingeneral. This indicated that there was littledocumented research and the taskforce wouldneed to rely largely on information collectedthrough submissions, briefings and its owninspections, investigations and analysis.Following advertising of its report andrecommendations in August 2003, thetaskforce has held seven meetings at which ithas considered the submissions andundertaken further investigation of issuesraised in consultation with industryrepresentatives. This report contains the finaloutcomes and recommendations of thetaskforce.1.7 Consultation processThe consultation process was guided by aconsultation strategy with the objectives ofobtaining information from the industry ontrends, implications and current issues inrespect to the terms of reference, andensuring all sectors of the industry were keptinformed of the taskforce work and outcomes.This was assisted at an informal level by thebroad range of industry groups representedthrough the members. At a formal level, thestrategy involved two consultation processes.An important component of the taskforce’sinitial investigations was a four-week publicsubmission period with associated pressadvertising and forty submissions werereceived. The information obtained by thetaskforce from the submissions was importantin the process of investigating the terms ofreference as it highlighted issues ofimportance to operators, developers, and to alesser extent, consumers. In some cases,while the information was anecdotal, itrepresented the only documented outcomes ofthe implications of the identified trends.The taskforce reported to the Minister on theterms of reference in July 2003, providing asummary of its investigations and outcomes,and a recommendation that these be subjectto public consultation. The taskforce reportwas then released for public comment inAugust 2003 for a 10-week period, whichinvolved public briefings in Busselton andBroome. Further industry sector briefings wereheld with the Property Council of Australia(WA), Tourism Council of WA, TourismWestern Australia, and the Caravan IndustryAssociation (WA).48 submissions were received in response tothe report. (See Appendix 2). During thereview of submissions, the opportunity alsowas provided to selected submitters toaddress the taskforce to expand on thecontent of their submissions. These briefingswere held over two days in February 2004.(See Appendix 4).The submissions raised 28 issues. While therewas consistency in many submissions, andacross sectors, on the issues of importance,there was no evident consensus as to the bestdirection for the taskforce to follow. (SeeAppendix 3).Primary submission issues:• resources required and primaryresponsibility for the preparation of tourismstrategies• identification of high-value tourism sites -resources and process• retention of high-value tourism sites fortourism purposes• conditions for inclusion of a residentialcomponent in a tourism development• recognition of regional variations andregional seasonality in policy framework• use of government managed land fortourism purposesTourism Planning Taskforce Report5
Chapter 1Introduction• management arrangements andconditions for strata titleddevelopment• flexibility for industry to respond toinvestment requirements• importance of land tax to tourismdevelopmentsIn order to address the issues raised in thesubmissions satisfactorily, the taskforceworked closely with the Urban DevelopmentInstitute of Australia (WA), Property CouncilWA, Tourism Council of WA and TourismWestern Australia (Tourism WA) in developingand evaluating potential alternative policypositions on a number of particular issues.These included common management, stratatitling, goods and services tax implications,mixed use zoning and the identification ofstrategic sites. While not necessarilyendorsing all the taskforce recommendations,each party acknowledged the significantconcessions contained in therecommendations developed through thisconsultation process. These subsequentlywere endorsed by the full taskforce and nowform part of the recommendations. (SeeChapter 8).1.8 Outline of the reportChapter 2 provides background and contextfor the report through discussion of someprimary issues and trends associated withtourism and the future growth of the industryin the State.Chapter 3 provides an overview of thestatutory arrangements as they relate to theassessment and development of touristaccommodation in the State, and a limitedcomparison from a national perspective. Thisoverview is achieved through a review ofWAPC policies, and a selection of localgovernment planning schemes. A summary ofthe key issues that relate to the terms ofreference also is provided.A detailed discussion of each of the terms ofreference is provided in chapters 4 to 7.Chapter 8 presents the taskforcerecommendations, including the identificationof areas where further investigation isrequired.6 Tourism Planning Taskforce Report
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