❓ Mr Nalder questions the Minister for Public Sector Management regarding a $49,000 remuneration increase for the Synergy CEO, given Synergy's financial losses and the Australia Post scandal. The Minister deflects the question to the Minister for Energy and highlights the member's previous role when the contract was likely signed.
AnsweredQoN 883Legislative Assembly
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SYNERGY — CEO —
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883. Mr
D.C. NALDER to the Minister for Public Sector Management:
Given the retirement of Christine
Holgate from Australia Post following the scandal over extravagant executive
incentives, can the minister explain why the CEO of Synergy received a $49 000
increase in his remuneration package last financial year, especially given the
business lost close to $700 million in the last two years?
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883. Mr
D.C. NALDER to the Minister for Public Sector Management:
Given the retirement of Christine
Holgate from Australia Post following the scandal over extravagant executive
incentives, can the minister explain why the CEO of Synergy received a $49 000
increase in his remuneration package last financial year, especially given the
business lost close to $700 million in the last two years?
AnswerView source ↗
The Minister for Energy is sitting
behind me, whom the member could ask that question of. I am advised by the
minister that there was an issue around the timing of annual leave that
resulted in that payment.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : As another minister
has just pointed out, he is an employee of a government trading enterprise .
Public sector management is for the general government sector. In any event,
the member could ask the question of that minister. I do find it odd that the
member would seek to extrapolate from some of the actions nationally at
Australia Post with Cartier watches to apply to Synergy and some of the
arrangements there that would be based on contracts that were no doubt signed
when he was in office.
behind me, whom the member could ask that question of. I am advised by the
minister that there was an issue around the timing of annual leave that
resulted in that payment.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : As another minister
has just pointed out, he is an employee of a government trading enterprise .
Public sector management is for the general government sector. In any event,
the member could ask the question of that minister. I do find it odd that the
member would seek to extrapolate from some of the actions nationally at
Australia Post with Cartier watches to apply to Synergy and some of the
arrangements there that would be based on contracts that were no doubt signed
when he was in office.
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