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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 167 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 March 2020 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CAMP SCHOOLS — FAIRBRIDGE WA

167. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and Training:

I refer to the state government's regional education cuts and the decision to privatise six camp schools, which were subsequently contracted to Fairbridge WA.

(1) Has the Department of Education completed an assessment on the performance of Fairbridge in respect of key performance indicators for the management of camp schools under its control; and, if yes, can the minister please table any such assessments?

(2) Have any of the terms of the lease changed since the decision to pass control of the six sites to Fairbridge?

(3) If yes to (2), please detail any such changes.

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not accept the premise of the question. Retaining the asset and contracting service delivery to a not-for-profit is not privatisation. Selling Western Power is privatisation. Contracting a commercial for-profit multinational company to provide key hospital services at Fiona Stanley Hospital is privatisation. The honourable member would be familiar with both because they were both policies of the previous Liberal–National government.

(1)–(2) No.

(3) Not applicable.