❓ Mr. Day accuses Ms. MacTiernan of misleading Parliament regarding the New MetroRail project's budget, alleging she knew of cost increases before answering a previous question. Ms. MacTiernan denies misleading Parliament, stating that while she met with the contractor, specific sums weren't discussed and that budget reviews are ongoing.
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NEW METRORAIL PROJECT - TIMETABLE AND BUDGET
I ask a supplementary question. The minister did not address the issue of her answer to the question on notice of December last year. Why did she mislead Parliament in the answer she gave, which was published on 3 January, despite meeting with the contractor in the previous month and clearly knowing that there would be a cost increase? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
I ask a supplementary question. The minister did not address the issue of her answer to the question on notice of December last year. Why did she mislead Parliament in the answer she gave, which was published on 3 January, despite meeting with the contractor in the previous month and clearly knowing that there would be a cost increase? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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That is absolute nonsense. It is certainly the case that I met with the contractor in December. We did not talk actual sums of money. However, the contractor said that he felt that we were not treating him fairly - Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: That is absolute nonsense. It is certainly the case that I met with the contractor in December. We did not talk actual sums of money. However, the contractor said that he felt that we were not treating him fairly - Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
That is absolute nonsense. It is certainly the case that I met with the contractor in December. We did not talk actual sums of money. However, the contractor said that he felt that we were not treating him fairly - Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: That is absolute nonsense. It is certainly the case that I met with the contractor in December. We did not talk actual sums of money. However, the contractor said that he felt that we were not treating him fairly - Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
That is absolute nonsense. It is certainly the case that I met with the contractor in December. We did not talk actual sums of money. However, the contractor said that he felt that we were not treating him fairly - Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We do not roll over on every claim that is made by the contractor. A series of claims flooded in after the principal of the contracting company spoke with The West Australian . As part of the budget review process, we have considered what those claims might be worth and we have made an assessment of the strength of those claims. That is not something that is done overnight. As I said, it was something that was going to be done as part of the current budget round. We have done that. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Because the member asked me what the current budget was and I told him. I also told him what the current timetable was. It does not change on a daily basis. It is a very extensive process of getting independent legal advice and independent advice from engineers and statisticians to ensure that we have an adequate budget. As it turns out, we still have an unallocated contingency of $30 million. However, we made a decision to project out to the end of the project and make an additional allocation, because we expect that claims that are not currently payable may become payable in the future.
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