❓ Ms MacTiernan questions the WA government's decision to not reopen tenders for the Leighton Beach development after significant changes to the original proposal. Premier Court avoids directly answering the questions, instead providing an irrelevant anecdote and stating the government will accept advice from the probity auditor.
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I refer to the Government backflip on the Leighton Beach development. (1) Given that the revised proposal is so fundamentally different in scale and cost from that which was originally planned, will the Government reopen tenders? (2) Has the Government obtained legal advice as to what its obligations are to the Leighton Shore consortium? (3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT
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(1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(1) Given that the revised proposal is so fundamentally different in scale and cost from that which was originally planned, will the Government reopen tenders? (2) Has the Government obtained legal advice as to what its obligations are to the Leighton Shore consortium? (3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(2) Has the Government obtained legal advice as to what its obligations are to the Leighton Shore consortium? (3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(1) Given that the revised proposal is so fundamentally different in scale and cost from that which was originally planned, will the Government reopen tenders? (2) Has the Government obtained legal advice as to what its obligations are to the Leighton Shore consortium? (3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(2) Has the Government obtained legal advice as to what its obligations are to the Leighton Shore consortium? (3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(3) If yes, what was the advice received? (4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(4) In any event, does the Government have any legally binding commitment to the consortium? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
(1)-(4) I have noticed that the Leader of the Opposition has been getting quite tense during question time. I was involved yesterday with the Rotary Club in a promotion for stress balls. I have one here that the Leader of the Opposition can have. The promotion was done on the front steps of Parliament House. Rotary left a box of stress balls behind. The member for Armadale walked up to the Rotary representative and asked whether she could have one of the balls. The representative said no, that they were only for members of Parliament! Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Ms MacTiernan interjected. Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
Mr COURT: One would not have to go to British Columbia - one could hear it from here! The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
The decision about Leighton Beach is a classic example of a coalition Government’s listening to the people and making appropriate decisions. The Government will accept advice from the probity auditor regarding the tender process. I believe there is no need to go through the process again.
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