❓ Hon. Norman Moore questions the Leader of the House regarding the provision of different electorate management systems to Labor and non-Labor members, alleging unfairness and seeking clarification on the Premier's involvement. The response is deemed unsatisfactory by Moore.
AnsweredQoN 937Legislative Council
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ELECTORAL DATABASE SYSTEMS
I refer the Leader of the House to the Premier’s answer to question without notice 915 provided yesterday. (1) Who authorised the two letters provided in the answer to part (2) of the question? (2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer the Leader of the House to the Premier’s answer to question without notice 915 provided yesterday. (1) Who authorised the two letters provided in the answer to part (2) of the question? (2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(1) Who authorised the two letters provided in the answer to part (2) of the question? (2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(1) Who authorised the two letters provided in the answer to part (2) of the question? (2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(2) Why were Labor members offered a choice of two different electorate management systems when non-Labor members were offered the existing EMS system only? (3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(3) Was the then Premier involved in the decision to offer different systems to ALP and non-ALP members; and, if so, what was his involvement? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
I thank the honourable Leader of the Opposition for some notice of this question. (1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(1) The letters were issued by the manager, information technology, in accordance with the responsibilities of that position. (2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(2) Further to the response to question without notice 815, through the tender process it was intended to provide members with a choice of product to meet their requirements. However, of the tenders received, only two met the required conditions. One of these tenders was submitted on the basis that their product would be made available to ALP members only. Therefore, an alternative to EMS for non-ALP members could not be provided. (3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
(3) The decision to proceed with establishing arrangements for the provision of alternative systems to members was made by the coalition government. Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
Hon Norman Moore : I beg your pardon? That is absolute tripe. How the Leader of the House can give that answer and keep a straight face is beyond me. That has to be the most outrageous thing that has happened in years. The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
The PRESIDENT : I suspect that the Leader of the Opposition is about to ask a question.
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