❓ A parliamentary question probes the non-renewal of the Broome Port CEO's contract, potential political/union connections of the new CEO, and adherence to recruitment policies. The response deflects, questioning the premise and deferring detailed answers.
AnsweredQoN 14Legislative Council
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(1) Will the minister inform the house of her reasons for insisting that the contract of the former chief executive officer of the port of Broome, Mr Stefan Frodsham, not be renewed, and further assure the house that his contract was not renewed for reasons other than performance? (2) Can the minister inform the house of any connection - political, union or otherwise - between - (a) Mr Jim Ahearn, the newly appointed CEO of Broome port; (b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(2) Can the minister inform the house of any connection - political, union or otherwise - between - (a) Mr Jim Ahearn, the newly appointed CEO of Broome port; (b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(a) Mr Jim Ahearn, the newly appointed CEO of Broome port; (b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(2) Can the minister inform the house of any connection - political, union or otherwise - between - (a) Mr Jim Ahearn, the newly appointed CEO of Broome port; (b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(a) Mr Jim Ahearn, the newly appointed CEO of Broome port; (b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(b) Mr Graeme Young of the Maritime Union of Australia; and (c) the minister or her appointed directors of the board of the Broome Port Authority? (3) Can the minister provide the house with evidence that the newly appointed CEO of Broome port holds the relevant tertiary qualifications as specified in the Broome Port Authority’s recruitment and selection policies? (4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(4) If not, can the minister advise the house why the Broome Port Authority did not conform with its own recruitment criteria in the areas of advertising, interviewing and selection? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised as follows - (1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(1) The premise of the member’s question is unsound. (2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(2) The minister has no knowledge of Mr Ahearn’s connections with the MUA and took no part in his selection by the Broome Port Authority board. (3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
(3)-(4) The chair of the Broome Port Authority has assured the minister that the process was undertaken appropriately, and the minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn - Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon Peter Foss : How dare the member ask such a question! The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The parliamentary secretary will complete the answer. Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS : We can always tell when it is time for someone to retire. Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon Peter Foss : I have always done this! Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS : Yes! Hon Peter Foss was ready to retire 16 years ago! Thankfully the time is coming. The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
The minister advises that any detailed questions about Mr Ahearn will need to be placed on notice.
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