❓ Mr. Kelly questions potential Water Corporation redundancies due to alleged poor financial management. The Minister acknowledges announcements but avoids specifics, emphasising efficiency and responsible use of taxpayer funds.
AnsweredQoN 1021Legislative Assembly
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WATER
CORPORATION — REDUNDANCIES
1021. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I refer to reports that there will be significant
redundancies numbering in the hundreds at the Water Corporation due to the
government's poor financial management.
(1) Will there be further redundancies at the Water
Corporation during this financial year?
(2) If yes,
how many will there be; what classification of workers will be involved; and
when will they occur?
CORPORATION — REDUNDANCIES
1021. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I refer to reports that there will be significant
redundancies numbering in the hundreds at the Water Corporation due to the
government's poor financial management.
(1) Will there be further redundancies at the Water
Corporation during this financial year?
(2) If yes,
how many will there be; what classification of workers will be involved; and
when will they occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I think the member for the question. I, too, on behalf of the
members of the National Party, offer our condolences to the Leader of the
National Party for the loss of his brother and also to Phil Hughes and his
family.
(1)–(2)
There have been some announcements of redundancies in recent days. The Water
Corporation is not immune to the circumstances that the state faces at the
moment. It is continually looking at finding efficiencies in its business. It
goes through a very rigorous process with all of its business units and it
would be expected that its business of delivering a significant resource and
essential service to the state of Western Australia is to be run efficiently
while using taxpayers' dollars effectively. The Water Corporation is
still going through the process and I am sure that as it makes that assessment
on its business units it is constantly in conversation with its employees.
There have been some announcements and I expect the Water Corporation, as an
organisation that has considerable taxpayers' dollars, always to be
looking for efficiencies. It will not be doing that at the expense of important
and critical jobs, and I have every faith that it will conduct itself in the
way the state government expects it to.
members of the National Party, offer our condolences to the Leader of the
National Party for the loss of his brother and also to Phil Hughes and his
family.
(1)–(2)
There have been some announcements of redundancies in recent days. The Water
Corporation is not immune to the circumstances that the state faces at the
moment. It is continually looking at finding efficiencies in its business. It
goes through a very rigorous process with all of its business units and it
would be expected that its business of delivering a significant resource and
essential service to the state of Western Australia is to be run efficiently
while using taxpayers' dollars effectively. The Water Corporation is
still going through the process and I am sure that as it makes that assessment
on its business units it is constantly in conversation with its employees.
There have been some announcements and I expect the Water Corporation, as an
organisation that has considerable taxpayers' dollars, always to be
looking for efficiencies. It will not be doing that at the expense of important
and critical jobs, and I have every faith that it will conduct itself in the
way the state government expects it to.
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