❓ Opposition asks Premier about the approval dates and attendees for the renewal of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority CEO's contract. Premier initially deflects, then provides the requested information after prompting.
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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY — jO hARRISON-WARD — CONTRACT RENEWAL
Some notice of this question was given at 11.00 am today. (1) What date was the renewal of Jo Harrison-Ward’s contract approved by the Executive Council? (2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT
Some notice of this question was given at 11.00 am today. (1) What date was the renewal of Jo Harrison-Ward’s contract approved by the Executive Council? (2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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(1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(1) What date was the renewal of Jo Harrison-Ward’s contract approved by the Executive Council? (2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(1) What date was the renewal of Jo Harrison-Ward’s contract approved by the Executive Council? (2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(2) Which ministers were present at that meeting? (3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(3) On what date did the Premier sign the Executive Council minute recommending the contract renewal? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
(1)–(3) I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. He seems to have a complete infatuation with calendars and dates. Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr P.B. Watson : With your credibility! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Terrific. I am just overwhelmed. The member’s performance in Albany was disappointing last week, I have to say. Never mind; we will move on. He was skulking around the back of press conferences, looking bitter and twisted as we announced more funding for Albany; royalties for regions everywhere. Bitter and twisted, he was. The surf club, Peace Park; it went on and on. There was only one unhappy person in Albany, and that was the member for Albany. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mandurah to order for the first time today. I would instruct the Premier to answer the question. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The reappointment of Ms Jo Harrison-Ward, the CEO of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, was approved by a cabinet on 31 January 2011, prior to the bushfires. Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : And by the Executive Council? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Do you want to answer your own question? Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, I want you to answer the question I asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Again, I repeat: cabinet approved the appointment on 31 January 2011, and it was approved through Executive Council on 5 April 2011. The ministers in attendance at Executive Council were the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Hon Peter Collier, the Minister for Energy and Training. As to the date of the Executive Council approval, that is the date of the meeting. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, the date that you signed it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : The Leader of the Opposition just has to interrupt all the time. It is embarrassing. I am going straight through the questions. The date of the Executive Council meeting is deemed to be the date of the meeting; it is not dated by ministers present. It is authorised, I guess, or countersigned by myself. I do not know the date of that, but it would have been within probably 24 hours. Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You signed the minute that goes to the Exco. What day did you sign it? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I signed it after it went through Exco. Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You put the recommendation two weeks ago. You signed it beforehand. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker, I have explained; that is not dated. It is just simply a signature.
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