❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details regarding communication between the Minister for Water's chief of staff and the Water Corporation's deputy chair leading up to the chairman's resignation, and the nature of the unresolved issues. The Minister provides limited information, citing legal advice.
AnsweredQoN 61Legislative Council
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WATER CORPORATION —
CHAIRMAN — RESIGNATION
61. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
I refer to two of the answers that
the minister gave yesterday to my questions about the events of the first 15 days
of this year, which led to the resignation of the now ex-chairman of the Water
Corporation.
(1) Why did the
minister's chief of staff communicate with the deputy chair of the
Water Corporation board instead of the chairman of the board during the
aforementioned period?
(2) At what times
and on which dates during the aforementioned period did the minister's
chief of staff discuss ''several matters including the unresolved issues
between the Water Corporation board and the former chairman''?
(3) What were the
''unresolved issues between the Water Corporation board and the former
chairman'' to which the minister referred?
CHAIRMAN — RESIGNATION
61. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
I refer to two of the answers that
the minister gave yesterday to my questions about the events of the first 15 days
of this year, which led to the resignation of the now ex-chairman of the Water
Corporation.
(1) Why did the
minister's chief of staff communicate with the deputy chair of the
Water Corporation board instead of the chairman of the board during the
aforementioned period?
(2) At what times
and on which dates during the aforementioned period did the minister's
chief of staff discuss ''several matters including the unresolved issues
between the Water Corporation board and the former chairman''?
(3) What were the
''unresolved issues between the Water Corporation board and the former
chairman'' to which the minister referred?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for
Water.
(1) The deputy
chairman communicated with my chief of staff to keep her apprised of the
unresolved issues between the then chairman and the board.
(2) On
approximately five occasions, between 9 January 2020 and the resignation of the
chairman on 15 January 2020.
(3) On legal advice, I am not able
to provide further details at this stage.
question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for
Water.
(1) The deputy
chairman communicated with my chief of staff to keep her apprised of the
unresolved issues between the then chairman and the board.
(2) On
approximately five occasions, between 9 January 2020 and the resignation of the
chairman on 15 January 2020.
(3) On legal advice, I am not able
to provide further details at this stage.
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