❓ Debate over electricity reform proposals, specifically regarding cross-subsidies and their potential impact on household and small business electricity consumers. The opposition accuses the government of shifting positions on the proposals.
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Is it not the case that the on-the-grid cross-subsidy of $150 million is currently absorbed within Western Power’s cost structure, and that under the proposal of the minister and the task force it would be fully absorbed by smaller electricity consumers such as householders and small to medium businesses? Mr RIPPER
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I do not think the Leader of the Opposition has read the report. He apparently made his comments yesterday on the basis of a copy of the executive summary. If the Leader of the Opposition would like to be educated on electricity reform, he should read the two-volume report of the task force. He is wrong about the Electricity Reform Task Force’s proposals. They are draft proposals; not final proposals. Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER replied: I do not think the Leader of the Opposition has read the report. He apparently made his comments yesterday on the basis of a copy of the executive summary. If the Leader of the Opposition would like to be educated on electricity reform, he should read the two-volume report of the task force. He is wrong about the Electricity Reform Task Force’s proposals. They are draft proposals; not final proposals. Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
I do not think the Leader of the Opposition has read the report. He apparently made his comments yesterday on the basis of a copy of the executive summary. If the Leader of the Opposition would like to be educated on electricity reform, he should read the two-volume report of the task force. He is wrong about the Electricity Reform Task Force’s proposals. They are draft proposals; not final proposals. Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER replied: I do not think the Leader of the Opposition has read the report. He apparently made his comments yesterday on the basis of a copy of the executive summary. If the Leader of the Opposition would like to be educated on electricity reform, he should read the two-volume report of the task force. He is wrong about the Electricity Reform Task Force’s proposals. They are draft proposals; not final proposals. Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
I do not think the Leader of the Opposition has read the report. He apparently made his comments yesterday on the basis of a copy of the executive summary. If the Leader of the Opposition would like to be educated on electricity reform, he should read the two-volume report of the task force. He is wrong about the Electricity Reform Task Force’s proposals. They are draft proposals; not final proposals. Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: You were defending them this morning. Now they are only draft proposals. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition acts as if this is new. It is a discussion paper. Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It was rock solid this morning. Then it was a draft, and now it is a discussion paper. Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: A final report is due in August and the Government will then make its decision. Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It will be a vague idea by three o’clock. What a joke. It is a notion; an idea. Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: Out of his own mouth, the Leader of the Opposition condemns himself. He is so far behind the game on electricity reform that he is not even aware of the process. A discussion paper was released in November, a second discussion paper was released yesterday, and the final report is due in August. The Government will make a decision after that, and legislation will be brought before the Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition should get with the game. He should come up to speed. He should do some reading. Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Dr Gallop: Through you - Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: It is the man who built the Collie power station! You mucked around for nine years. Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Dr Gallop: Will the Leader of the Opposition guarantee to preserve the uniform tariff policy if he is elected at the next election? He won’t answer. I am very interested to know whether the Leader of the Opposition will guarantee to maintain a uniform tariff. Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr Barnett: Let us talk about your tax on households and small business. Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
Mr RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition does not appear to want to debate this issue sensibly. He has misunderstood the report. The question of uniform and fair prices within the south west integrated grid is handled by an average network charge. It is not handled by any other proposal. That is the $150 million he referred to. The itemised accounts relate to off-the-grid regional power supplies. That is worth $45 million. Before the Leader of the Opposition speaks on electricity reform, he should read the report, talk to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and all the energy experts in this town, and reflect on his own mistakes as Minister for Energy; then he might be equipped to deal with this issue.
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