❓ Mr. Logan questions the decision to axe the Waterwise rebate scheme, implying potential Treasury influence. Dr. Jacobs defends the decision, citing an Economic Regulation Authority report that suggests the scheme has achieved its goals and funds should be redirected.
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WATERWISE REBATES — AXING
I have a supplementary question. Was it the minister’s idea and the minister’s decision to axe the most successful Waterwise rebate scheme this state has ever seen, or did the minister axe it because he was advised by Treasury that it would no longer fund the program? Eh? Dr G.G. JACOBS
I have a supplementary question. Was it the minister’s idea and the minister’s decision to axe the most successful Waterwise rebate scheme this state has ever seen, or did the minister axe it because he was advised by Treasury that it would no longer fund the program? Eh? Dr G.G. JACOBS
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It is very rude, I suggest, for the member to say, “Eh? Eh?” Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: It is very rude, I suggest, for the member to say, “Eh? Eh?” Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
It is very rude, I suggest, for the member to say, “Eh? Eh?” Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: It is very rude, I suggest, for the member to say, “Eh? Eh?” Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
It is very rude, I suggest, for the member to say, “Eh? Eh?” Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Cockburn! Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : I draw the attention of the house to the water tariff report on the Water Corporation by the Economic Regulation Authority. The water tariff report recommends scrapping the rebates and redirecting those funds into — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : Order, members on my left! Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : — other, more revolutionary programs, because the rebate system has done its job. It has done a very good job. It has changed the culture in Western Australia. But we need to move on to newer ideas and newer ways of doing things. The water tariff report by the ERA goes on to say that the rebate system is not effective and is not getting the return for the outlay. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. In concluding question time, I formally call the member for Perth for the second time, and the member for Warnbro and the member for Albany. Before we continue, I inform members that the document that the Treasurer was going to table has been tabled.
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