❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Water about the creation of five new executive positions within the Department of Water, their cost, and the impact on existing staff. The Minister acknowledges the interviews but lacks specific cost details.
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DEPARTMENT OF WATER — EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
Can I say, Mr Speaker, that it is very nice to see you still sitting in that chair, because Monday’s paper had you in the upper house! The SPEAKER : Thank you, member! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION
Can I say, Mr Speaker, that it is very nice to see you still sitting in that chair, because Monday’s paper had you in the upper house! The SPEAKER : Thank you, member! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION
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I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I knew you would not abandon us! In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
In February, the Minister for Water said that five new executive positions in the Department of Water might not be filled and that we should, as he put it, “watch this space”. Well, we have. (1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(1) Have interviews for these positions already taken place? (2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(2) Can the minister confirm that hiring these five new executives will cost Western Australian taxpayers $1.2 million? (3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(3) If, according to the minister’s director general, these five new executives will make a clean sweep of existing senior executives, what will happen to those existing staff, and how much will it cost to keep them on? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
(1)–(3) Yes, I believe that on 5 February I made some comment about the new executive positions. I understand that interviews have been held. On the question of how much that will cost, I am not aware, but I can assure the member that because there will be fewer positions, the net cost of the positions will be the same as it was prior to the positions being filled. That is what I have been advised. Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr F.M. Logan : You indicated to this house and to the media that they wouldn’t be taken on! The department’s rolled you! That’s what’s happened! Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
Mr W.R. MARMION : No-one has been appointed yet. I have not yet been advised about who the successful applicants are.
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