ALBANY HARBOURMASTER —
REMUNERATION PACKAGE
877. Ms
L. METTAM to the Premier:
(1) How can the
Albany harbourmaster have a base salary of $268 000 and take home a package
close to $1 million?
(2) Can the
Premier confirm whether this package is consistent with his wages policy?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
(1)–(2) I read about this in the newspaper, and I saw the
explanation of the Minister for Ports, Alannah
MacTiernan, which is that the
amalgamation of ports to form the Southern Ports Authority resulted in some
staff being removed from Albany, and therefore one person had to do multiple
roles. That required much, much more responsibility and much longer working
hours. That was a decision made under the last government, and there has not
been any change since then.