❓ Mr. Nalder questions the Premier about the Minister for Energy's understanding of tariff equalisation and the Liberal Party's electricity plan. The Premier defends the Minister and accuses the Liberal Party of planning to privatise electricity assets.
AnsweredQoN 854Legislative Assembly
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ELECTRICITY PRICES
854. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
Given the Minister for Energy is
struggling with the Liberal Party's plan for cheaper power bills, can
the Premier explain —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Ms J.J. Shaw interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Swan
Hills, I call you to order for the first time. It is not a ''shoutathon''.
Start again, member.
Mr D.C. NALDER : Thank you, Mr
Speaker.
Given the Minister for Energy is
struggling with the Liberal Party's plan for cheaper power bills, can
the Premier explain to the Minister for Energy the concept of tariff
equalisation so that he understands that electricity customers in the regions
will be completely unaffected by the Liberals' plan?
854. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
Given the Minister for Energy is
struggling with the Liberal Party's plan for cheaper power bills, can
the Premier explain —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Ms J.J. Shaw interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Swan
Hills, I call you to order for the first time. It is not a ''shoutathon''.
Start again, member.
Mr D.C. NALDER : Thank you, Mr
Speaker.
Given the Minister for Energy is
struggling with the Liberal Party's plan for cheaper power bills, can
the Premier explain to the Minister for Energy the concept of tariff
equalisation so that he understands that electricity customers in the regions
will be completely unaffected by the Liberals' plan?
AnswerView source ↗
Once
again, it is a convoluted and unusual question from the opposition. One thing I
can absolutely advise members opposite is that no-one in this Parliament
understands energy more than the Minister for Energy. He understands the energy
and electricity system of this state to a greater degree than all opposition
members put together. If it is such a good plan, why, in eight and a half
years, did the Liberal Party not do it? Why did members opposite refuse to do
it? This is just a Trojan Horse on the way to the Liberal Party privatising our
electricity assets. As anyone who understands anything about energy knows —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! The
Premier is giving a good speech. I want to hear it.
Mr M. McGOWAN : As anyone who
knows anything about energy knows, this will put up the cost of power for
ordinary citizens because, before we go to full retail contestability, we go to
full cost reflectivity. That is a fact and members opposite are ignoring it.
again, it is a convoluted and unusual question from the opposition. One thing I
can absolutely advise members opposite is that no-one in this Parliament
understands energy more than the Minister for Energy. He understands the energy
and electricity system of this state to a greater degree than all opposition
members put together. If it is such a good plan, why, in eight and a half
years, did the Liberal Party not do it? Why did members opposite refuse to do
it? This is just a Trojan Horse on the way to the Liberal Party privatising our
electricity assets. As anyone who understands anything about energy knows —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! The
Premier is giving a good speech. I want to hear it.
Mr M. McGOWAN : As anyone who
knows anything about energy knows, this will put up the cost of power for
ordinary citizens because, before we go to full retail contestability, we go to
full cost reflectivity. That is a fact and members opposite are ignoring it.
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