❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Premier's refusal to disclose James Larsson's payout figure, contrasting it with the disclosure of Deidre Willmott's payout. The Premier argues Larsson's privacy requires a Freedom of Information request.
AnsweredQoN 411Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET — JAMES LARSSON PAYOUT
411. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Why is it that the Premier was happy to provide, on 15
June, by way of a question on notice, the payout figure for his former chief of
staff Deidre Willmott, and he will not provide the information for Mr Larsson?
411. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question. Why is it that the Premier was happy to provide, on 15
June, by way of a question on notice, the payout figure for his former chief of
staff Deidre Willmott, and he will not provide the information for Mr Larsson?
AnswerView source ↗
All I am saying now —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Why not?
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am answering your question! Mr Larsson is
no longer an employee of the state —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : And neither was Ms Willmott when you
provided her information.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Larsson is not an employee, so —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : And neither was she!
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, if you want an answer to your question, listen!
It is all I am saying to you. I am sure you are capable of listening; everybody
in this place is.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I
am not in any way frustrating, nor will I frustrate, the release of that
information, but I will require —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : But
you said you would provide it in budget estimates. Why wouldn't you
provide it in budget estimates?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Victoria Park, I am formally going to call you to order for the
first time today. I do not know if you have further information, Premier.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Perhaps if I can complete that sentence, Mr Speaker.
I will not resist in any way the release of that information.
But bearing in mind that Mr Larsson has now not been an employee of the state
government for probably over six months, he is entitled to his right to make
that information available or not; it is something between the government—the
employer; the Department of the Premier and Cabinet—and Mr Larsson. So
all the member for Victoria Park needs to do is put in a correct freedom of
information application.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : I
asked questions in Parliament! I asked you in estimates and you said you would
provide it!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
If the member for Victoria Park listens, he might learn, because this is not
about me —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You're
ignoring Parliament!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Mr Speaker, they are not interested in an answer.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You're
ignoring it!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Victoria Park, I am formally going to call you to order for the second time
today; I formally call you to order for the second time today as well, member
for Girrawheen. Supplementaries are not an opportunity for members to
continually interject on the person who is answering the question.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Why not?
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I am answering your question! Mr Larsson is
no longer an employee of the state —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : And neither was Ms Willmott when you
provided her information.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Larsson is not an employee, so —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : And neither was she!
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, if you want an answer to your question, listen!
It is all I am saying to you. I am sure you are capable of listening; everybody
in this place is.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I
am not in any way frustrating, nor will I frustrate, the release of that
information, but I will require —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : But
you said you would provide it in budget estimates. Why wouldn't you
provide it in budget estimates?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Victoria Park, I am formally going to call you to order for the
first time today. I do not know if you have further information, Premier.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Perhaps if I can complete that sentence, Mr Speaker.
I will not resist in any way the release of that information.
But bearing in mind that Mr Larsson has now not been an employee of the state
government for probably over six months, he is entitled to his right to make
that information available or not; it is something between the government—the
employer; the Department of the Premier and Cabinet—and Mr Larsson. So
all the member for Victoria Park needs to do is put in a correct freedom of
information application.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : I
asked questions in Parliament! I asked you in estimates and you said you would
provide it!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
If the member for Victoria Park listens, he might learn, because this is not
about me —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You're
ignoring Parliament!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Mr Speaker, they are not interested in an answer.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You're
ignoring it!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Victoria Park, I am formally going to call you to order for the second time
today; I formally call you to order for the second time today as well, member
for Girrawheen. Supplementaries are not an opportunity for members to
continually interject on the person who is answering the question.
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