❓ Opposition questions the Premier regarding potential taxpayer liability due to a commercial arbitration ruling involving Mineralogy Ltd and a rejected proposal, focusing on potential damages arising from a failure to make a decision.
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MINERALOGY LTD — COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
379. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for State Development:
Mr M. McGOWAN :
I have a supplementary question. How can the Premier say the arbitratorXXX ###XXXs ruling is a technical ruling when page
50 states that the state will be liable for damages as a consequence of the PremierXXX ###XXXs failure to make a decision? Will the
taxpayers of Western Australia be liable, therefore, for millions or hundreds
of millions of dollars in damages?
379. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for State Development:
Mr M. McGOWAN :
I have a supplementary question. How can the Premier say the arbitratorXXX ###XXXs ruling is a technical ruling when page
50 states that the state will be liable for damages as a consequence of the PremierXXX ###XXXs failure to make a decision? Will the
taxpayers of Western Australia be liable, therefore, for millions or hundreds
of millions of dollars in damages?
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Again, I
repeat: the company concerned has not to this point sought damages; I do not
know whether it will or not. What would the case be that a manifestly
inadequate proposal was rejected on advice, when it should have been assessed
and then rejected? That is the totality of the event.
repeat: the company concerned has not to this point sought damages; I do not
know whether it will or not. What would the case be that a manifestly
inadequate proposal was rejected on advice, when it should have been assessed
and then rejected? That is the totality of the event.
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