❓ A parliamentary question probes LandCorp's executive compensation and performance bonuses amidst high land demand. The Minister defends LandCorp's practices and links bonuses to 'triple bottom line' outcomes, tabling salary information.
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LANDCORP STAFF - PERFORMANCE BONUSES
Given that LandCorp controls virtually the entire land release program in regional Western Australia and is presiding over an era of extreme demand and unprecedented prices, I ask - (1) Do any LandCorp executives or staff receive performance bonuses based on sales revenue? (2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
Given that LandCorp controls virtually the entire land release program in regional Western Australia and is presiding over an era of extreme demand and unprecedented prices, I ask - (1) Do any LandCorp executives or staff receive performance bonuses based on sales revenue? (2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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(1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(1) Do any LandCorp executives or staff receive performance bonuses based on sales revenue? (2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
[See paper 1512.]
(1) Do any LandCorp executives or staff receive performance bonuses based on sales revenue? (2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(2) What are the total salary packages for - (a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(a) the chief executive; (b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(b) the general manager of business development and marketing; (c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(c) the general manager of operations; and (d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(d) the general manager of finance and business strategy? (3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(3) Have those salary packages been increased within the past two years; and, if so, why? (4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(4) Have any bonuses been paid to those staff; and, if so, what have those bonuses been based on? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
(1)-(4) No wonder the conservatives in this state were such a failure when they were in government. Their contempt for the people who work in the public service is unbelievable. We had the mentor opposite saying they are useless and they are just guys in grey cardigans. I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
I am extremely proud of the quality of personnel in our various land development agencies. It is a matter of considerable notoriety that these people could be earning far more in the private sector, but they are dedicated to the public cause. I want to set this in context because I have no difficulty whatsoever with the sums of money that are paid to the personnel at LandCorp, and they are doing an exceptional job. What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
What this member is really on about is that he wants us to sell land at below market value. We cannot do that. We do not have a means test for selling land. When we are releasing land into the market, as in Broome or in your electorate, Mr Speaker, we try to get the very lowest possible price for the land that we can. We put a whole series of restrictions on that land to try to stop speculation and ensure that it is not land banked, and we use it as an opportunity to bring the price down. What a scandal it would be if we sold this land at something that was far less than commercial value, it was bought by millionaires and in a few months they would have realised a profit of $50 000 of public money. We are doing what we believe is necessary. Our approach is to solve the native title problems and get the land onto the market. I am happy to table the information which deals with the salaries. There is a bonus. It is related not to land sales revenue, but to the triple bottom outcomes that we have set. [See paper 1512.]
[See paper 1512.]
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