Ms. Quirk questions the Minister for Energy on the government's response to unpaid subcontractors and bankruptcies in the construction sector. The Minister defends the government's actions and criticizes the previous Labor government's handling of the issue.

AnsweredQoN 145Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 May 2013
Portfolio
Energy

QuestionView source ↗

BUILDING
MANAGEMENT AND WORKS — UNPAID SUBCONTRACTORS
145. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Minister for Energy:
I have a supplementary question. How many subcontractors have
to go to the wall before the government will take some positive action?

AnswerView source ↗

We are taking
positive action. This is not a new issue. We will be the first government to
deal with the issue in full in detail—something the Labor government overlooked. When there was a raft of bankruptcies in 2004, it did not address the issue. Once again, we
will sweep up the mess the Labor government left
behind.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more