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Michelle Roberts denies any wrongdoing over historic property

Posted August 29, 2008 20:49:00

Michelle Roberts

Michelle Roberts denies any wrongdoing. (ABC)

The State Opposition has questioned why the Heritage Minister, Michelle Roberts, allowed a historic property she part owns to drop off the state's interim heritage list.

In July last year, five terraces in Beaufort Street, in the city, were placed on the interim heritage register.

The properties dropped off the register because the Minister failed to permanently list them within 12 months.

Mrs Roberts says the Heritage Council recommended that the terraces be permanently protected in May, but her staff told the council she could not sign off on her own property.

The Shadow Attorney General Christian Porter says Ms Roberts explanation is not good enough and he is considering referring the matter to the Corruption and Crime Commission.

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, wa, perth-6000

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