WARREN DONNELLY WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1005. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
My question is in regard to the Warren Donnelly Water
Advisory Committee.
(1) I refer to the minister's answer to
question on notice 6268 in the other place that candidates for positions on
this committee would be ''considered against the selection criteria of
the Committee Terms of Reference''. Why then did the minister allow
three members who had already served the recommended maximum three-year terms
to be selected for a further term?
(2) Has Shire of Manjimup president, Paul Omodei, been
appointed to the committee?
(3) Why has the minister not announced the make-up of the new
committee?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN
replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water.
(1) All members
are eligible for reappointment. Although the terms of reference indicate that
the members should serve no more than three
consecutive terms, that is not mandatory. Although the committee is being
renewed with four new members, it is
beneficial to ensure that the committee membership strikes the right
balance between building new membership and retaining experience and knowledge.
I have also taken the opportunity to ensure that the membership reflects the
diversity of the community and contributes to the
state government's target of 50 per cent representation of women on
government boards and committees. This is the first time in the
committee's more than 50-year history that that has been achieved.
(2) The Shire of
Manjimup representative appointed to the committee is Mr Kim Skoss.
(3) The new
committee members are listed in the tabled document and are published on the
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation website. I table the attached
document.
[See paper 4316.]