Page 3131 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 10 September 1991
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MR BERRY: Mr Kaine says that it was set in train by the Alliance Government. What the Alliance Government did was to scapegoat a former Chief Executive Officer to cover up its own tracks. Now, is he serious about that? The process which Labor inherited resulted in the selection of a candidate to fill the vacant position and I was pleased to announce that Ms Biscoe has taken on that job. She is very highly qualified and I am sure she will do well with the support of this Government.
Mr Humphries: More than Mr Bissett?
MR BERRY: Mr Humphries says, "More than Mr Bissett?". Mr Humphries has to accept that Labor would not have used Mr Bissett as a scapegoat, as the former Government did. We were left with a vacancy and it had to be filled. It was filled with a good candidate who will perform well.
Mr Speaker, advertisements have been placed for the position of General Manager of the hospital system, and subsequent to that the position of Chief Finance Officer will be filled. They are some of the things that are being done to deal with the inheritance from the former conservative Alliance Government. What we will have to do as well is to keep ourselves informed and briefed on the financial operations of the board. We will have to keep ourselves abreast of them. It is the board's responsibility, as the management authority under the Act, to deal with the management of the hospital system, subject, of course, to direction by the Minister as it might arise.
In relation to the financial report, I am told that this year's is at least on track as far as the timing is concerned. I expect to receive it, according to my advice - and I say that cautiously - by the end of the month, or in about a month. So, we are hoping to have an earlier response in relation to the report than has been the case in the past, and we look forward to seeing better results for health in the future.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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