❓ Dr Gallop questions Premier Court regarding the circumstances of Mr. Michael Moodie's departure from his position at Princess Margaret Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital, alleging he was directed to stand aside rather than resigning voluntarily. The Premier maintains Moodie agreed to stand aside after negotiations.
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I refer to the Premier’s claims in The West Australian on 29 September that Mr Michael Moodie had agreed to resign as head of Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women. (1) Will the Premier now confirm to the House that that was not true and that Mr Moodie was directed to stand aside the following day? (2) Is it not also true that the Metropolitan Health Service Board did not agree that Mr Moodie should be forced out and that it was Mr Weeks who took the action, at the Premier’s instigation? Mr COURT
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(1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(1) Will the Premier now confirm to the House that that was not true and that Mr Moodie was directed to stand aside the following day? (2) Is it not also true that the Metropolitan Health Service Board did not agree that Mr Moodie should be forced out and that it was Mr Weeks who took the action, at the Premier’s instigation? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(2) Is it not also true that the Metropolitan Health Service Board did not agree that Mr Moodie should be forced out and that it was Mr Weeks who took the action, at the Premier’s instigation? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(1) Will the Premier now confirm to the House that that was not true and that Mr Moodie was directed to stand aside the following day? (2) Is it not also true that the Metropolitan Health Service Board did not agree that Mr Moodie should be forced out and that it was Mr Weeks who took the action, at the Premier’s instigation? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(2) Is it not also true that the Metropolitan Health Service Board did not agree that Mr Moodie should be forced out and that it was Mr Weeks who took the action, at the Premier’s instigation? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
(1)-(2) I said on the evening of 29 September that he had agreed to stand aside. Negotiations were held between the minister, Mr Moodie and Mr Bansemer, and he agreed, in those talks, to stand aside. That is what happened.
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