The WA parliamentary question scrutinizes the appointment process of Mr. Aitkenhead to a Port Authority Board, focusing on the 'skill sets' required, their assessment, and the transparency of the selection process. The Minister deflects by stating the appointment occurred under the previous government.

AnsweredQoN 2068Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 September 2003
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(b) on what date did these ‘skill sets’ become a pre requisite for appointment to chair a Port Authority Board; (c) what caused the Minister to change the appointment processes to require appointees to have these ‘skill sets’; (d) how did the Minister determine that Mr Aitkenhead had these ‘skill sets’; (e) how many other people were assessed for similar ‘skill sets’; (f) in which of the ‘skill sets’ were the other people deficient; (g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(c) what caused the Minister to change the appointment processes to require appointees to have these ‘skill sets’; (d) how did the Minister determine that Mr Aitkenhead had these ‘skill sets’; (e) how many other people were assessed for similar ‘skill sets’; (f) in which of the ‘skill sets’ were the other people deficient; (g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(d) how did the Minister determine that Mr Aitkenhead had these ‘skill sets’; (e) how many other people were assessed for similar ‘skill sets’; (f) in which of the ‘skill sets’ were the other people deficient; (g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(e) how many other people were assessed for similar ‘skill sets’; (f) in which of the ‘skill sets’ were the other people deficient; (g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(f) in which of the ‘skill sets’ were the other people deficient; (g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(g) what was the process for comparing the ‘skill sets’; (h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(h) on what date did the Minister publicly advertise for people with these ‘skill sets’ to express an interest in possible appointment; (i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(i) what was the process used by the Minister to determine that there was a person in Fremantle who had the required ‘skill sets’; and (j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?
(j) which of these essential ‘skill sets’ does the Minister have?

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Answered
2 March 2004
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
160 days
(a)-(j) Mr Aitkenhead was appointed by the Minister for Transport under the term of the previous Government.

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