❓ Question regarding the future of the Coordinator General role in WA. Premier affirms commitment to the role, praises the incumbent, and links it to economic growth and criticises the opposition.
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COORDINATOR GENERAL — TIM MARNEY
586. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the Premier going to replace Mr Marney and will there continue to be a role for
a coordinator general in the Premier's department?
586. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the Premier going to replace Mr Marney and will there continue to be a role for
a coordinator general in the Premier's department?
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We have prided ourselves on cutting
red and green tape to make sure that Western Australian industry can move forward. One reason we created the coordinator
general role was to enable the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and
Innovation to coordinate all agencies so they can work together on these big
complex projects that are looking to come to
Western Australia. They want to take advantage of our workforce, our great strategic
industrial areas, our abundance of
solar and wind energy, our great know-how and, of course, our great history of
developing global-scale industries. They want to come here to do
exciting new projects that form part of the energy transition process.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : Clearly, a fundamental
part of our agenda is to make sure that we do everything we can to bring these new exciting job-creating industries to Western
Australia. I am not sure whether the member noticed, but he participated
in a debate just before question time around the modification of the
Environmental Protection Act approvals systems to continue this great work that
we are doing to make sure that industry recognises that Western Australia is —
Mr R.S. Love : Are you going
to have a coordinator general or not?
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : I think I have
said that about three times, Madam Speaker.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Premier.
Mr R.H. COOK : The changes
that we are making to the environmental protection laws will put in place
commonsense ways for us to continue to modify these laws to get these
job-creating projects in Western Australia. We are making sure that our
agencies work together in a way that is coordinated and understands the
priorities for the state and gets these projects happening.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Leader of the Opposition, if you have another question, you need to ask it as a
separate question, not as a third supplementary question.
Mr R.H. COOK : Making sure
that our agencies work together in a coordinated fashion to meet these high
priorities for our state's economy is incredibly important. That
is why we established the position. I place on the record my gratitude to Mr Tim
Marney for establishing these processes and procedures and putting the team in
place to make this happen. Of course, we will reappoint the coordinator general
role to someone who can take it to the next phase and we are really excited
about this phase.
One
need look no further than this government for a government that is
fundamentally committed to continuing to make sure that the Western Australian
economy is one of the strongest in the nation. We are creating Western Australian
jobs in not only the industries of today, but also the industries of the future
as we transition to become a renewable energy powerhouse. There is a risk that
this could all be lost if the Western Australian people trust, for even a moment,
the Liberals and Nationals with the opportunity to form government. We are the
team that has the experience. We have the energy, we have the vision and we
have the runs on the board when it comes to creating Western Australian jobs
and building and maintaining a strong economy. There is only one risk and that
is if people support the Liberals and Nationals. They should not. Those people
over there are a risk. They stand for nothing other than their track record,
which is a government that wrecked the state's finances, cranked up the
taxes and drove the economy into recession.
In six months, the Western Australian
people will have an opportunity to once again decide whether they want to
continue to strengthen the economy, to continue with record growth in Western Australian
jobs and to continue to make sure that Western Australia has a bright future,
or whether they want to risk it all by tying this state up in more red tape.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just pause for
a moment. Points of order are heard in silence.
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : It was a very
simple question. The Premier appears to have given an answer, finally, but I think
now he is verging well off the topic.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, I do not
think you actually made a point of order.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr R.H. COOK :
Unfortunately, the member for Cottesloe will not be here to see the great work
of this government continue after the election because we think that the
people of Western Australia will back us. We think they will back us because
they know that we are the team and the party that can be trusted in government
to keep the economy strong and keep jobs going. That, of course, means that we
have to modify these processes. This is the crew who simply wants to hand over
the development applications to local councils and wreck any development right
across our community. They oppose housing. They oppose every measure to improve
housing and the supply of housing.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
Mr J.N. Carey : You do with
planning changes. You're making it harder.
Mr R.H. COOK : It does not
matter if it is planning changes or efforts to modify our laws, every time
there is one group that opposes them: the Liberals and Nationals. They
hate housing. They hate the idea that people will get a good roof over their
head. They hate the idea that this economy will go forward. They hate the idea
that Western Australians will have jobs growth into the future. Western Australians
know that they represent a risk to the future of this state.
Mr P.J. Rundle interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Member for Roe, I hope you were not reflecting on my rulings.
red and green tape to make sure that Western Australian industry can move forward. One reason we created the coordinator
general role was to enable the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and
Innovation to coordinate all agencies so they can work together on these big
complex projects that are looking to come to
Western Australia. They want to take advantage of our workforce, our great strategic
industrial areas, our abundance of
solar and wind energy, our great know-how and, of course, our great history of
developing global-scale industries. They want to come here to do
exciting new projects that form part of the energy transition process.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : Clearly, a fundamental
part of our agenda is to make sure that we do everything we can to bring these new exciting job-creating industries to Western
Australia. I am not sure whether the member noticed, but he participated
in a debate just before question time around the modification of the
Environmental Protection Act approvals systems to continue this great work that
we are doing to make sure that industry recognises that Western Australia is —
Mr R.S. Love : Are you going
to have a coordinator general or not?
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : I think I have
said that about three times, Madam Speaker.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Premier.
Mr R.H. COOK : The changes
that we are making to the environmental protection laws will put in place
commonsense ways for us to continue to modify these laws to get these
job-creating projects in Western Australia. We are making sure that our
agencies work together in a way that is coordinated and understands the
priorities for the state and gets these projects happening.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Leader of the Opposition, if you have another question, you need to ask it as a
separate question, not as a third supplementary question.
Mr R.H. COOK : Making sure
that our agencies work together in a coordinated fashion to meet these high
priorities for our state's economy is incredibly important. That
is why we established the position. I place on the record my gratitude to Mr Tim
Marney for establishing these processes and procedures and putting the team in
place to make this happen. Of course, we will reappoint the coordinator general
role to someone who can take it to the next phase and we are really excited
about this phase.
One
need look no further than this government for a government that is
fundamentally committed to continuing to make sure that the Western Australian
economy is one of the strongest in the nation. We are creating Western Australian
jobs in not only the industries of today, but also the industries of the future
as we transition to become a renewable energy powerhouse. There is a risk that
this could all be lost if the Western Australian people trust, for even a moment,
the Liberals and Nationals with the opportunity to form government. We are the
team that has the experience. We have the energy, we have the vision and we
have the runs on the board when it comes to creating Western Australian jobs
and building and maintaining a strong economy. There is only one risk and that
is if people support the Liberals and Nationals. They should not. Those people
over there are a risk. They stand for nothing other than their track record,
which is a government that wrecked the state's finances, cranked up the
taxes and drove the economy into recession.
In six months, the Western Australian
people will have an opportunity to once again decide whether they want to
continue to strengthen the economy, to continue with record growth in Western Australian
jobs and to continue to make sure that Western Australia has a bright future,
or whether they want to risk it all by tying this state up in more red tape.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just pause for
a moment. Points of order are heard in silence.
Point of Order
Dr D.J. HONEY : It was a very
simple question. The Premier appears to have given an answer, finally, but I think
now he is verging well off the topic.
The SPEAKER : Sorry, I do not
think you actually made a point of order.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr R.H. COOK :
Unfortunately, the member for Cottesloe will not be here to see the great work
of this government continue after the election because we think that the
people of Western Australia will back us. We think they will back us because
they know that we are the team and the party that can be trusted in government
to keep the economy strong and keep jobs going. That, of course, means that we
have to modify these processes. This is the crew who simply wants to hand over
the development applications to local councils and wreck any development right
across our community. They oppose housing. They oppose every measure to improve
housing and the supply of housing.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
Mr J.N. Carey : You do with
planning changes. You're making it harder.
Mr R.H. COOK : It does not
matter if it is planning changes or efforts to modify our laws, every time
there is one group that opposes them: the Liberals and Nationals. They
hate housing. They hate the idea that people will get a good roof over their
head. They hate the idea that this economy will go forward. They hate the idea
that Western Australians will have jobs growth into the future. Western Australians
know that they represent a risk to the future of this state.
Mr P.J. Rundle interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Member for Roe, I hope you were not reflecting on my rulings.
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