❓ Ms Saffioti questions the Minister for Transport about the timing of the media strategy for the Forrestfield-Airport Link announcement, suggesting it was hastily organised just before informing the successful tenderers. The Minister denies prior knowledge of the preferred tenderer and explains the ASX requirements for immediate public disclosure.
AnsweredQoN 211Legislative Assembly
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT — FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT
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211. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the minister telling us that he organised the media strategy only late on
Wednesday afternoon, after the press release had been drawn and just two hours
prior to communicating to the successful tenderers that they were going to be the
preferred bidders?
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211. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the minister telling us that he organised the media strategy only late on
Wednesday afternoon, after the press release had been drawn and just two hours
prior to communicating to the successful tenderers that they were going to be the
preferred bidders?
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I had no idea of the preferred
tenderer.
Ms
R. Saffioti : How did you talk about it?
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The member is talking about a media strategy. I had no idea
what was coming, so, no, I had not organised a media strategy. We were also
advised at the time I was being briefed that because of ASX laws, we needed to
get the information out post haste. Our preferred position was for me to take
it to cabinet the following week and then announce it, but because of ASX, we
needed to make that information public as quickly as possible. We set it up for
that to be communicated with the public because of the requirements of the ASX
for this information to be out in the public domain.
tenderer.
Ms
R. Saffioti : How did you talk about it?
The
SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The member is talking about a media strategy. I had no idea
what was coming, so, no, I had not organised a media strategy. We were also
advised at the time I was being briefed that because of ASX laws, we needed to
get the information out post haste. Our preferred position was for me to take
it to cabinet the following week and then announce it, but because of ASX, we
needed to make that information public as quickly as possible. We set it up for
that to be communicated with the public because of the requirements of the ASX
for this information to be out in the public domain.
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