Page 2483 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 23 August 1994
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Chief Minister, given that advice, why was it that in the middle of the merit selection process, when people interstate were on the point of nominating for these positions, you aborted the whole process and appointed four people, three of whom were not even applicants for the jobs, and the other appointment was to a job that had not been advertised?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I repeat what I said in answer to Mrs Carnell, and that is that a merit selection process was held. I have no idea of what Mr Kaine is referring to in saying that I aborted the process. I did not, and that is the fact of the matter. I had selection reports presented to me and at that stage - - -
Mr Kaine: How come there were people interstate who did not get their applications in before you closed it off?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I think Mr Kaine is in error in making that allegation. The process had been completed by the presentation to me of selection reports. As a consequence of that, an additional vacancy arose in Treasury. I reviewed the situation which we had had approximately a year before and was able to make an additional appointment to that position; but I did that, Madam Speaker, following on an initial merit selection process for the head of Treasury in the first place. So all of those positions have been subject to the very process that I have outlined in the documents quoted by both Mrs Carnell and Mr Kaine.
MR KAINE: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Can the Chief Minister tell us whether any of the appointees to these positions were actually applicants for the jobs who went through a selection interview process?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I do not propose to go through who applied for what jobs. I believe that people applying for jobs have a right to that privacy. I reiterate what I have already said, which is that, in my view, the positions have all been filled by the best available persons to suit those particular positions. I do not propose, as I say, to intrude on people's privacy. I think Mr Kaine is in error in at least one of the statements that he has made.
ACTTAB - Pooling Agreement
MS ELLIS: Madam Speaker, my question is directed to the Deputy Chief Minister in his capacity as Minister for Sport. Why did ACTTAB link betting pools with the Victorian TAB, that is Tabcorp, and not the New South Wales TAB?
MR LAMONT: I thank my colleague for her question. Madam Speaker, this is a complex question which requires a detailed response, and I intend to give a detailed response. On 10 August 1994 ACTTAB entered into an agreement with the Victorian TAB which enabled ACTTAB to pool its bets with the Victorian superTAB pool. The pooling of bets became effective on Monday, 15 August 1994, when the privatised Tabcorp - - -
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