❓ Opposition questions the Minister for Transport regarding communication about an ASIC inquiry into the Forrestfield-Airport Link contract and why the Premier wasn't directly informed. The Minister denies an inquiry into the contract itself.
AnsweredQoN 208Legislative Assembly
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT — FORRESTFIELD–AIRPORT
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208. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a very specific supplementary
question. On what date did the minister's chief of staff advise the
Premier's office; who did the minister's chief of staff inform
in the Premier's office; and why did the minister not personally tell
the Premier about an ASIC inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract?
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208. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for
Transport:
I have a very specific supplementary
question. On what date did the minister's chief of staff advise the
Premier's office; who did the minister's chief of staff inform
in the Premier's office; and why did the minister not personally tell
the Premier about an ASIC inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract?
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Here we go again. There is no
inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : The date you advised the Premier.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Butler, I call you now to order for the second time. I want
a succinct answer, minister.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : There is no inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract. That was the
supplementary question. There is no inquiry. ASIC is conducting an inquiry into
a share spike on the stock exchange. That is what it is investigating. With
that, it wants to look at all process flows and information flows to see
whether there is some connection between the activities undertaken as part of
that contract and the share price spike. ASIC is the appropriate authority to
do that, and we must let it undertake that investigation unimpeded —
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The Leader of the Opposition has told me there is an inquiry!
Mr
P. Papalia : What date?
The
SPEAKER : Right; I have given quite a lot of latitude. They have asked for a
date: if you want to give a date and you want to answer, let us just move on.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I will clarify that the last supplementary question was about an
inquiry: there is no inquiry.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Perth —
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, you continually interject from the back
there. I call you to order for the second time.
inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : The date you advised the Premier.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Butler, I call you now to order for the second time. I want
a succinct answer, minister.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : There is no inquiry into a $1.3 billion contract. That was the
supplementary question. There is no inquiry. ASIC is conducting an inquiry into
a share spike on the stock exchange. That is what it is investigating. With
that, it wants to look at all process flows and information flows to see
whether there is some connection between the activities undertaken as part of
that contract and the share price spike. ASIC is the appropriate authority to
do that, and we must let it undertake that investigation unimpeded —
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The Leader of the Opposition has told me there is an inquiry!
Mr
P. Papalia : What date?
The
SPEAKER : Right; I have given quite a lot of latitude. They have asked for a
date: if you want to give a date and you want to answer, let us just move on.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I will clarify that the last supplementary question was about an
inquiry: there is no inquiry.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Perth —
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, you continually interject from the back
there. I call you to order for the second time.
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