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New authority will add layer of scrutiny to government land deals Parliament will tomorrow start debating a Bill that would convert the Lands Department into an authority, with fresh layers of scrutiny to deals involving government land.
Planning parliamentary secretary Deborah Schembri told a press conference that the law would prevent similar scandals - such as the Old Mint Street expropriation case - from taking place.
The government announced a reform of the Lands Department earlier this year, following a damning NAO inquiry into the expropriation of half a property in Valletta, from property entrepreneur Marco Gaffarena.
The law will see the Lands Commissioner replaced by a board of governors - composed of a chairperson and...