WORKCOVER CORPORATION

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:18): I have a supplementary question. The minister referred to a decision taken by the WorkCover board for an 18-month extension to the EML contract. Can the minister indicate to the house whether any terms or conditions were changed by the WorkCover board in relation to its contract with EML for the 18-month extension and, in particular, were any contract conditions changed that would see even further increases in payments made to EML by WorkCover under the terms of the renegotiated contract, on an annual basis?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management) (15:19): Clearly, with the extension of this contract, there will be new conditions. I will seek the information and get back to the honourable member. I will see what details I can provide. Of course, some of those may or may not be confidential—

The Hon. R.I. Lucas interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: Well, we are talking about a detailed contract here. I am not going to answer a supplementary question in relation to contract details. I think it would be pretty inappropriate for a minister to give off-the-cuff answers in relation to a detailed contract. The honourable member has asked me: are there changes to the contract? Well, it is a different contract. So in relation to those matters, I will give him the detailed answer. If there are certain terms of changes in conditions—

The Hon. R.I. Lucas: Are you giving them more money? It is a pretty simple question.

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: Even that question that the honourable member is asking by interjection is not necessarily easily answered.

The PRESIDENT: It is out of order.