❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks about Richard Nixon's involvement in Department of Agriculture and Food WA emergency drilling contracts. The Minister confirms Nixon's role as a non-voting technical advisor and his affiliation with Global Groundwater, a project manager for the Gascoyne food bowl drilling program.
AnsweredQoN 1427Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — EMERGENCY DRILLING CONTRACTS — RICHARD
NIXON
1427. Hon KATE DOUST to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Finance:
I refer to question without notice
1165 asked on 21 October 2014 and question without notice 1193 asked on 22 October
2014.
(1) Can the minister confirm that Mr
Richard Nixon was a participant on the tender review panel?
(2) In what capacity is Mr Richard Nixon
engaged by the Department of Agriculture and Food WA?
OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — EMERGENCY DRILLING CONTRACTS — RICHARD
NIXON
1427. Hon KATE DOUST to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Finance:
I refer to question without notice
1165 asked on 21 October 2014 and question without notice 1193 asked on 22 October
2014.
(1) Can the minister confirm that Mr
Richard Nixon was a participant on the tender review panel?
(2) In what capacity is Mr Richard Nixon
engaged by the Department of Agriculture and Food WA?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Mr Nixon was a technical adviser
on the evaluation panel with non-voting rights.
(2) The
Department of Finance understands that Mr Nixon is a principal hydrogeologist
with Global Groundwater, which was engaged by the Department of Agriculture and
Food Western Australia to project manage the Gascoyne food bowl drilling
program.
some notice of the question.
(1) Mr Nixon was a technical adviser
on the evaluation panel with non-voting rights.
(2) The
Department of Finance understands that Mr Nixon is a principal hydrogeologist
with Global Groundwater, which was engaged by the Department of Agriculture and
Food Western Australia to project manage the Gascoyne food bowl drilling
program.
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