Government Appointments

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:27): My questions are to the Treasurer regarding administration. What discussions has the Treasurer had with his Liberal Party colleagues about his future after the election? Specifically, what conversations has the Treasurer had about being appointed as an unelected member of the administration in the position of cabinet secretary, and what pay would attach to a position of cabinet secretary, including to an executive director, a chief executive or higher?

The Hon. T.J. Stephens interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Mr Stephens!

The Hon. T.J. Stephens interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Treasurer has the call.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:28): I never cease to be amazed at the fertile—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: —imagination of members of the opposition and others. At my ripe old age of 68, I suspect I will be worth nothing and I will be useless. I will be happily pensioned off in relation to the future.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Leader of the Opposition is out of order.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I am looking forward, if the member is interested, to introducing myself on a more personal level to my four grandchildren, so that I graduate beyond, 'Granny, who's that strange man in the corner smiling at me and I want to have nothing to do with it,' to actually saying, 'Oh, that's papa or grandpa,’ and they will have a hug with their grandfather. There are lots of exciting things ahead. I did not hear all of the detail of the question, but I can assure you that I have had no discussions with anybody in relation to what I might do beyond introducing myself to my grandchildren and potentially becoming a much better grandparent than I have been thus far.