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❓ Question regarding the Treasurer's decision to appoint a full-time Chair to the Economic Regulation Authority, despite previous comments about appointing a part-time Chair. The Treasurer cites legislation as justification for the full-time appointment.

AnsweredQoN 5587Legislative Assembly

Asked

30 June 2016

Member

Mr W.J. Johnston

Portfolio

Treasurer

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I refer to your comments in the Parliament in 2014 that you were only going to appoint a part-time Chair of the Economic Regulation Authority and your decision to appoint Ms Nicky Cusworth as a full-time Chair of the Authority, and I ask: (a) when did you change your mind from your 2014 decision to only appoint a part-time Chair of the Authority; (b) when did you advertise your decision to change your mind concerning appointing a part-time Chair for the Authority and appoint a full-time Chair; (c) how many candidates were considered for appointment as Chair of the Authority, and were they all aware that the position was full-time, in spite of your decision in 2014 to only appoint a part-time Chair to the Authority; and (d) does this mean that your aim of off-setting savings for the appointment of a full-time Chair of Synergy by only appointing a part-time Chair of the Authority has been abandoned?

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Answered

16 August 2016

Response time

47 days

(a)-(c) Cabinet approved the decision to appoint Ms Nicky Cusworth as a full-time chair of the Economic Regulation Authority in accordance with section 7 (3) of the Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003 which states "The Chairman must be appointed on a full-time basis."
(d) No

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