Question On Notice No. 2969 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 June 2020 by Hon Robin Chapple
Question Directed to the: Minister for Ports
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the post by ABC Kimberley announcing job losses at the Port of Broome, available at https://www.facebook.com/ABCKimberley/posts/10158289997257156, in relation to the Kimberley Marine Supply Base (KMSB), and I ask:
(a) what roles have been lost at the port this year to date:
(i) of those jobs in (a), how many were full-time positions;
(ii) of those jobs in (a), how many were part-time positions; and
(iii) of those jobs in (a), how many were casual positions;
(b) will the Minister please table the 'extensive review' of the Authority's revenue and cost base, referred to by Mr. Craig Faulkner, that influenced the decision to cut staff:
(i) if no to (b), why not;
(c) has pay to the Board of Directors been considered for reduction, in lieu of reducing jobs;
(d) has pay to the Chief Executive Officer(s) (CEO) been considered for reduction, in lieu of reducing jobs:
(i) has the Government considered reducing the CEO hours of work;
(e) if no to (c) and/or (d), why not; and
(f) does the current economic situation, as demonstrated by the job losses at the Port, make it less likely that the KMSB project will go ahead as planned:
(i) if no to (f), will the Minister please explain the manner in which the project is expected to deviate from the original plan; and
(ii) if no to (f), has the KMSB provided a revised business case for the project:
(A) if yes to (f)(ii), will the Minister please provide the document?
(B) if no to (f)(ii), will the Minister request a revised business case?
(C) if no to (f)(ii)(B), why not?
Answered on 11 August 2020
I do not accept the premise of the member’s question. There have been redundancies at Kimberley Ports Authority but these are not related to Kimberley Marine Supply Base (KMSB).