❓ Hon George Cash asks the Minister for Energy about a power outage in Joondalup on March 3, 2005, including the extent of the outage, the number of affected households and businesses, Western Power's compensation policy, the cause of the outage, and related complaints and payments. The Minister, Hon Kim Chance, acknowledges the question but states dissatisfaction with the available answer and invites the question to be asked again.
AnsweredQoN 323Legislative Council
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With respect to the power drop-out in Joondalup on 3 March 2005, will the minister please advise - (1) Was half the power capacity to Joondalup lost; and, if not, what proportion of the power capacity was not? (2) How many - (a) households; and (b) businesses were affected? (3) Did Western Power write to residents who made claims stating that Western Power’s policy is that compensation is paid for loss of damage only if it was caused by Western Power’s negligence; and, if not, what was Western Power’s reply? (4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(1) Was half the power capacity to Joondalup lost; and, if not, what proportion of the power capacity was not? (2) How many - (a) households; and (b) businesses were affected? (3) Did Western Power write to residents who made claims stating that Western Power’s policy is that compensation is paid for loss of damage only if it was caused by Western Power’s negligence; and, if not, what was Western Power’s reply? (4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(2) How many - (a) households; and (b) businesses were affected? (3) Did Western Power write to residents who made claims stating that Western Power’s policy is that compensation is paid for loss of damage only if it was caused by Western Power’s negligence; and, if not, what was Western Power’s reply? (4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(b) businesses were affected?
were affected?
(4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(1) Was half the power capacity to Joondalup lost; and, if not, what proportion of the power capacity was not? (2) How many - (a) households; and (b) businesses were affected? (3) Did Western Power write to residents who made claims stating that Western Power’s policy is that compensation is paid for loss of damage only if it was caused by Western Power’s negligence; and, if not, what was Western Power’s reply? (4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(2) How many - (a) households; and (b) businesses were affected? (3) Did Western Power write to residents who made claims stating that Western Power’s policy is that compensation is paid for loss of damage only if it was caused by Western Power’s negligence; and, if not, what was Western Power’s reply? (4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
(b) businesses were affected?
were affected?
(4) What was the cause of the loss of capacity, how many complaints were received, what was the quantum of those complaints, how many compensation payments were made, and what was the quantum of those payments? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of the question. I have an answer, Mr President, but I am not satisfied with it. I invite the honourable member to ask the question again.
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