❓ Mr. Johnston questions the Minister for Energy regarding reasons for merging Verve and Synergy, as stated in a media report. The Minister attributes the need to merge to the previous Labor government's failed disaggregation and declines to disclose sources.
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I refer to the Minister's media comments reported in The West Australian dated 12 April 2013 stating that he had been in the job for two weeks and come across a number of reasons for merging Verve and Synergy, and I ask: (a) what are these reasons; and (b) who provided each of those reasons, and on what dates?
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Answered
8 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
113 days
(a) The failed disaggregation process implemented by the previous Labor Government has led to many inefficient outcomes in the electricity market.
(b) It is not Ministerial practice to disclose discussions between industry participants and the Minister.
(b) It is not Ministerial practice to disclose discussions between industry participants and the Minister.
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