❓ Question regarding executive pay rises in power utilities, focusing on whether the Treasurer agrees with the Energy Minister's justification and the Premier's role in approving pay rises beyond existing contracts. The Premier defends the pay rises as dictated by contracts but acknowledges the possibility of ministerial intervention.
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POWER UTILITIES — EXECUTIVE SALARIES
I have a supplementary question. I ask again: does the Treasurer agree with the comments by his energy minister that these executives deserve this pay rise that he has granted them beyond the contracts that the previous government left? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I have a supplementary question. I ask again: does the Treasurer agree with the comments by his energy minister that these executives deserve this pay rise that he has granted them beyond the contracts that the previous government left? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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As I have said, these are their employment contracts that date back — Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: As I have said, these are their employment contracts that date back — Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
As I have said, these are their employment contracts that date back — Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: As I have said, these are their employment contracts that date back — Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
As I have said, these are their employment contracts that date back — Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : No! This was your decision. Own your decision, Premier! The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Above and beyond! Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The contracts dictated a pay rise. Yes, a minister could direct the board to stop the pay rise; that is true. A ministerial direction could be given to the utility to stop the pay rise, but that would mean that the minister would be interfering with the employment contract of the CEO. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is the situation. That is not what we are doing. We are transferring — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Cockburn! Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We are transferring the wage setting to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr E.S. Ripper : You had better table the contracts so we can check that you are telling the truth. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Who would give anything to the Leader of the Opposition to check? Who would give anything? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : That is what is happening, Mr Speaker. The process of transferring responsibility is taking place. Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Time frame, Premier. When? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I said that the documentation is going through my office. Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr B.S. Wyatt : When will it go through and come into Parliament? Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I received it yesterday; it is being dealt with. Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr M. McGowan : Hurry up. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hurry up, now? Okay; I will sit down. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
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