❓ Mr. Wyatt questions Premier Barnett on why the Director General shouldn't resign following a CCC report regarding Ms. Turnseck's departure from the public service after a road traffic incident involving the former Member for Vasse.
AnsweredQoN 129Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
FORMER MEMBER FOR VASSE — ROAD TRAFFIC
INCIDENT — CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION REPORT — PREMIER'S
COMMENTS
129. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I refer
to the CCC report that found that Mr Kennedy, who conducted the inquiry, said
that Ms Turnseck should be counselled by the DG, Mr Conran, about the
importance of reporting inappropriate behaviour in a timely manner in the
future and the fact that Mr Conran changed that and came to a conclusion that
she should leave the public service with her head held high. Why is it that the
director general should not resign?
INCIDENT — CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION REPORT — PREMIER'S
COMMENTS
129. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I refer
to the CCC report that found that Mr Kennedy, who conducted the inquiry, said
that Ms Turnseck should be counselled by the DG, Mr Conran, about the
importance of reporting inappropriate behaviour in a timely manner in the
future and the fact that Mr Conran changed that and came to a conclusion that
she should leave the public service with her head held high. Why is it that the
director general should not resign?
AnswerView source ↗
The director general has his
responsibilities and the Public Sector Commissioner has a different set of
responsibilities. The director general formed a view that, given those
circumstances and given the information supplied and probably deficiencies in
it —
Several members interjected.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I am trying to answer the question; what is the
point?
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Girrawheen!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
He formed a view that, given what had a happened and given her answers and
probably the deficiencies in those answers, she should leave. I was not part of
those conversations in any sense but my recollection from the accounts given to
me was that she had probably already reached that position herself.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Let
us finish that question.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected.
The SPEAKER : I call the Premier for the first time.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, you are just about
coming up for number three.
responsibilities and the Public Sector Commissioner has a different set of
responsibilities. The director general formed a view that, given those
circumstances and given the information supplied and probably deficiencies in
it —
Several members interjected.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I am trying to answer the question; what is the
point?
The SPEAKER :
Members! Member for Girrawheen!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
He formed a view that, given what had a happened and given her answers and
probably the deficiencies in those answers, she should leave. I was not part of
those conversations in any sense but my recollection from the accounts given to
me was that she had probably already reached that position herself.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Let
us finish that question.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected.
The SPEAKER : I call the Premier for the first time.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, you are just about
coming up for number three.
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