❓ Ms Saffioti questions the Minister for Sport and Recreation regarding compensation payments to Perth Glory related to NIB Stadium redevelopment, alleging a contradiction in the Minister's previous statements about involvement in the PTA debt issue. The Minister defends the compensation as separate from the debt, justifying it as recompense for the stadium redevelopment's impact on Perth Glory's business.
AnsweredQoN 253Legislative Assembly
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NIB STADIUM — COMPENSATION PAYMENT
253. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer the minister to the compensation deal to Perth Glory
and, in particular, the minister's payments to Perth Glory when the
Public Transport Authority was trying to recover money owed to it by Tony Sage.
Why did the minister claim last October in this place that he did not involve
himself in the PTA debt issue when information obtained from his department
clearly shows that the department had stated that this issue had been discussed
at length with the PTA and the Minister for Sport and Recreation, and that he,
as the minister, discussed the matter with the Minister for Transport?
253. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I refer the minister to the compensation deal to Perth Glory
and, in particular, the minister's payments to Perth Glory when the
Public Transport Authority was trying to recover money owed to it by Tony Sage.
Why did the minister claim last October in this place that he did not involve
himself in the PTA debt issue when information obtained from his department
clearly shows that the department had stated that this issue had been discussed
at length with the PTA and the Minister for Sport and Recreation, and that he,
as the minister, discussed the matter with the Minister for Transport?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member very much for her
question. I think I have already answered this question. I was made aware of
the dealings with the Department of Transport. I was also made aware that Perth
Glory was looking for Heathway sponsorship. As I have stated in this place
before about Perth Glory's compensation, it was specific compensation
to Glory for a specific reason. We were rebuilding nib Stadium; it would impact
on Glory's business, and it had a right. In fact, as I have already
said in this place before, I had flagged that to the cabinet some time earlier.
When it was discussed with me, my comments were that this was completely
separate and needed to be kept completely separate. That is what we did,
because it actually applied to the impact on the business when we developed nib
Stadium. If members remember rightly, Glory requested compensation of $1.012 million.
The member asked the question yesterday and I say again that we went through a
rigorous process. I was not aware of what was in the letter that the member
quoted yesterday, but it may well have been Treasury's view. Treasury
was involved in the committee; we had State Solicitor's advice. We went
through it rigorously, and, just so the member for West Swan can understand, I
will read the following: the claim was for loss of signage —
Several members interjected.
Mr
T.K. WALDRON : I am trying to give the member details. The claim was for
loss of signage revenue; loss of north east suite corporate revenue; loss of
membership ticket revenue due to reduced capacity, which we ruled out as we did
not consider that; and loss of membership revenue due to displacement of
members into less desirable seating areas. We went through those three matters
and we did not pay what Perth Glory wanted. We went through them and worked it
out with advice from the State Solicitor's Office and Treasury, and
also acted on the strong advice from the department. We worked out the $1 million
to be a fair and equitable amount because the development did impact on Perth
Glory's business by $400 000. It was a separate issue and I have said
that I do not know how many times in this Parliament. The actual impact was
from the nib Stadium redevelopment. We paid that out of the budget; that is
what happened. Again, we have gone through this matter I do not know how many
times in this place.
question. I think I have already answered this question. I was made aware of
the dealings with the Department of Transport. I was also made aware that Perth
Glory was looking for Heathway sponsorship. As I have stated in this place
before about Perth Glory's compensation, it was specific compensation
to Glory for a specific reason. We were rebuilding nib Stadium; it would impact
on Glory's business, and it had a right. In fact, as I have already
said in this place before, I had flagged that to the cabinet some time earlier.
When it was discussed with me, my comments were that this was completely
separate and needed to be kept completely separate. That is what we did,
because it actually applied to the impact on the business when we developed nib
Stadium. If members remember rightly, Glory requested compensation of $1.012 million.
The member asked the question yesterday and I say again that we went through a
rigorous process. I was not aware of what was in the letter that the member
quoted yesterday, but it may well have been Treasury's view. Treasury
was involved in the committee; we had State Solicitor's advice. We went
through it rigorously, and, just so the member for West Swan can understand, I
will read the following: the claim was for loss of signage —
Several members interjected.
Mr
T.K. WALDRON : I am trying to give the member details. The claim was for
loss of signage revenue; loss of north east suite corporate revenue; loss of
membership ticket revenue due to reduced capacity, which we ruled out as we did
not consider that; and loss of membership revenue due to displacement of
members into less desirable seating areas. We went through those three matters
and we did not pay what Perth Glory wanted. We went through them and worked it
out with advice from the State Solicitor's Office and Treasury, and
also acted on the strong advice from the department. We worked out the $1 million
to be a fair and equitable amount because the development did impact on Perth
Glory's business by $400 000. It was a separate issue and I have said
that I do not know how many times in this Parliament. The actual impact was
from the nib Stadium redevelopment. We paid that out of the budget; that is
what happened. Again, we have gone through this matter I do not know how many
times in this place.
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