❓ Question regarding the circumstances surrounding Ron Mance's management-initiated retirement from the Office of Shared Services, including reasons for departure, payout details, and any restrictions on discussing contract irregularities. The Premier's response is largely evasive and focuses on praising Mr. Mance.
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OFFICE OF SHARED SERVICES - RON MANCE
I refer to the news that the head of the Office of Shared Services experiment, Mr Ron Mance, has been given a management-initiated retirement. (1) Why was Mr Mance forced out and what was the value of his payout? (2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I refer to the news that the head of the Office of Shared Services experiment, Mr Ron Mance, has been given a management-initiated retirement. (1) Why was Mr Mance forced out and what was the value of his payout? (2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(1) Why was Mr Mance forced out and what was the value of his payout? (2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process.
(1) Why was Mr Mance forced out and what was the value of his payout? (2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(2) What conditions were placed on Mr Mance’s management-initiated retirement? (3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(3) Under this termination agreement, is Mr Mance prohibited from discussing possible irregularities in the awarding of contracts to Oracle and its partner ASG? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the question. I am glad I got another question because I wanted to take the opportunity to wish our Australian Football League sides the best this week in the first game of the season, even the Eagles. I hope they do well. As I understand it, “mace” is the stuff that is sprayed at people if they are having a go at someone. The gentleman’s name is Mance. Mr T. Buswell : You know what he meant; just answer the question. Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr M.P. Murray : Oh, come on, member for Vasse. The last time I saw lips like that they had a hook in them! It was a groper. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He is Mr Ron Mance. Until very recently, Mr Mance headed the Office of Shared Services. When we first got into government, Ron Mance was the deputy director general of the Department of Education and I formed a very high opinion of him. I still have a very high opinion of him. When I discovered a week or so ago that he was about to leave the public sector through a management-initiated retirement, I asked if he could be persuaded otherwise to stay, even if he did not want to stay in the Office of Shared Services. I wondered whether there was some other place in the public sector where we could accommodate Mr Mance, because I do not believe we can afford to lose people of his quality. Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr T. Buswell : Did he instigate it? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : As I understand it, it was by mutual agreement after discussion between him and the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. As I said, I asked the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am endeavouring to answer the question and to pay tribute to Ron Mance, who has provided wonderful service to the public sector and the people of Western Australia over a very long period. I think he is a very good man. He was always apolitical in his approach to his position and his work and he made a great contribution to public life in the state. For my part, I wish that he had stayed on. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why is he leaving? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Because he decided, I think, in discussion with - Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr P.D. Omodei : He decided? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He decided in discussion with - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not have the details of his payout. I do not carry them around in my pocket. I am assuming, but I do not know, that the same requirements or conditions that apply to other management-initiated retirements, that disclosure and commentary thereafter - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is no cover-up. Do not be pathetic. In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
In anticipation of a question along these lines, I was furnished with a copy of the final report of the Office of Shared Services of 1 July to 31 December 2006. Mr Mance gives the executive director’s overview and it is worth reading. The last two paragraphs state - I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the staff who have contributed so much to what has been an exciting and dynamic period for us all. I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process. The SPEAKER : Before I call for the next question, I refer the member for Collie-Wellington and anyone else in the chamber to my direction in relation to calling members various birds. That extends to fish and any other animal people may wish to use. It is inappropriate to refer to members by names that are designed to ridicule those people. I urge members to be a little more imaginative than that.
I would also like to thank the Treasurer, Hon. Eric Ripper MLA and the Premier, Hon. Alan Carpenter MLA for their support of the Shared Services reform process.
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