❓ The Minister outlines steps taken to improve port authority governance, including induction programs and ensuring board members understand their responsibilities. She addresses concerns about appointments and highlights a past incident of undeclared conflicts of interest.
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Can the minister advise what steps have been taken to improve port authority governance? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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Mr Speaker - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: Mr Speaker - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr Speaker - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: Mr Speaker - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr Speaker - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The SPEAKER: Members! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition’s advice is not needed or welcome. Does he understand that? Good. Members, interjections across the Chamber do not assist in question time. In future I will treat any comments directed at the Chair about the way the Chair presides over this Chamber as grossly disorderly, and I will name the person who makes the comment. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. He has a longstanding interest in ports and understands the centrality of ports to the success of his region. The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
The Government has been very determined to ensure that there is excellence in governance in the State’s port authorities. It is a mark of the importance with which we treat the port authorities and their role in regional and state development. We have put a great deal of effort into ensuring that we have at the helm people with the skills to take the port authorities forward. We have also recognised that there is a need to ensure that the members of these boards well and truly understand what are their rights and responsibilities as board members of a government agency. Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Today we held our second induction program for new port authority members to ensure that they were fully across all of these complex issues that deal with their rights - Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did Megan Anwyl turn up? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Yes, she did, as did a number of port authority members who are members of the Liberal and National Parties and whom we generously reappointed, because we select people on the basis of merit. When one of their fellow travellers or party members was shown to be making an adequate, capable and, in many cases, distinguished contribution to the board, that person was reappointed. We do not apologise for wanting to ensure that these boards have the capacity to implement the Government’s strategic direction. Of course, we want to ensure that the people on these boards have legal skills and that they have the capacity to understand our approach to industrial relations. We note that there was no problem for the Opposition when it was in government to put the architect of its industrial relations agenda into the port of Fremantle, and we saw the great success that had. We are very determined to ensure that there is a great diversity of skills and perspectives on our boards, because that is the only way the boards will be able to do their job capably. In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
In August 2002, the chair and the deputy chair of the Geraldton Port Authority - not persons whom we had appointed - resigned because of a rather unfortunate incident. They were found to be holding shares of a company with which the board had active dealings but they had not declared their interest. Therefore, I promised the House that I would extend this program of corporate governance to all port authority board members, old and new. I am very pleased to say that around 30 board members made the effort to attend the conference in Perth today. I have great confidence in the capacity of this group to take our ports forward and to continue to make a substantial contribution to the economic and social life of our regions.
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