❓ Mr. Kelly questions the Minister for Water about whether an assessment was conducted on the economic and social impact of job losses in the Water Corporation's regional customer services group before implementation. The Minister's response is perceived as evasive, leading to a point of order.
AnsweredQoN 653Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WATER CORPORATION — REGIONAL CUSTOMER
SERVICES GROUP — EMPLOYEES
653. Mr D.J. KELLY to the Minister for
Water:
I have a supplementary question. I
will ask the minister again: did she or anyone else in the government make any
assessment of the economic and social impact of these job losses on regional
centres before they were implemented; and, if not, why not?
SERVICES GROUP — EMPLOYEES
653. Mr D.J. KELLY to the Minister for
Water:
I have a supplementary question. I
will ask the minister again: did she or anyone else in the government make any
assessment of the economic and social impact of these job losses on regional
centres before they were implemented; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
We take into consideration these decisions very seriously. We
take these seriously. It is people's lives. We understand that. But I
am charged, as the Minister for Water, and the Water Corporation is charged,
with delivering a very high quality service to everyone in this state. As a
consequence, some of the decisions, yes, have impacted on jobs in regional
Western Australia. They have impacted on jobs in the metropolitan area as well.
This is about making sure that we are continuing to deliver a reliable, quality
product —
Point of Order
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The member for
Bassendean asked a very specific question. It was whether or not there had been
any assessment of the economic and social consequences of the job losses. I am
hoping that we can get a quick answer to that supplementary.
The SPEAKER : Minister.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It would be
quicker if I was not interrupted, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : Minister, carry on.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : One of the changes that we have had to put in place is job losses
at the Water Corporation. As I said, we have been very up-front about that.
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order now for the first time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I was very clear with the organisation that it needed to make
sure we had people on the ground on the tools to make sure that we were not
impacting our ability to deliver those services. As a consequence of some of
the changes and the changing nature of the projects we are delivering going
forward, there have been job losses.
take these seriously. It is people's lives. We understand that. But I
am charged, as the Minister for Water, and the Water Corporation is charged,
with delivering a very high quality service to everyone in this state. As a
consequence, some of the decisions, yes, have impacted on jobs in regional
Western Australia. They have impacted on jobs in the metropolitan area as well.
This is about making sure that we are continuing to deliver a reliable, quality
product —
Point of Order
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The member for
Bassendean asked a very specific question. It was whether or not there had been
any assessment of the economic and social consequences of the job losses. I am
hoping that we can get a quick answer to that supplementary.
The SPEAKER : Minister.
Ms M.J. DAVIES : It would be
quicker if I was not interrupted, Mr Speaker.
The
SPEAKER : Minister, carry on.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : One of the changes that we have had to put in place is job losses
at the Water Corporation. As I said, we have been very up-front about that.
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order now for the first time.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I was very clear with the organisation that it needed to make
sure we had people on the ground on the tools to make sure that we were not
impacting our ability to deliver those services. As a consequence of some of
the changes and the changing nature of the projects we are delivering going
forward, there have been job losses.
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