Page 2466 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 13 August 2014
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MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Doszpot.
MR DOSZPOT: Minister, what action will you take to ensure that the pool is properly maintained?
MR RATTENBURY: As members may know, the running of the pool is contracted out. Under that current contract there are various maintenance and cleaning requirements built into that to ensure that the pool is operating at a standard that is acceptable to patrons. They are probably getting a little more scrutiny now with their new minister being a regular visitor.
But I think there is a bigger picture around Civic pool. Obviously, it is ageing. That presents a range of bigger picture maintenance issues. Members will be aware that the pool has been closed a couple of times in recent years for more major pieces of work. That maintenance work will continue as necessary.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Smyth.
MR SMYTH: Minister, what additional scrutiny do you intend to place on the maintenance of, in particular, the filtration system at the pool?
MR RATTENBURY: I think it is fair to say that over the last 15 years the quality of filtration at the Civic pool has gone up and down. Certainly with the work that has been put into the pool in recent years and the new management, I think the water quality has improved in recent times.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Ms Berry.
MS BERRY: Minister, when did you first jump off the tower at the Olympic pool?
MADAM SPEAKER: I am sorry; that is out of order. It does not relate to the minister’s responsibilities.
Transport—light rail
MR WALL: My question is to the Minister for Capital Metro. Minister, you continually criticise the Productivity Commissioner and the Centre for International Economics for basing their assumptions on capital metro on, and I quote “an outdated assessment”. Minister, what new assessments has the government done which contradict the Productivity Commission and the Centre for International Economics? Why is this information not publically available?
MR CORBELL: As Mr Wall and those opposite would know well and truly, all of these matters are being assessed in detail as part of the final business case, which will be released appropriately by the government once a decision has been taken in relation to it.
MADAM SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Wall.
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