House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-07-04 Daily Xml

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Question Time

CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier confirm that, far from receiving any sanctions for their mistake, today the government has gazetted pay increases for Mr Blewett and Mr Harvey, which now take their pay increases to $60,000 and $47,000 respectively per year since December 2010 when they made their unacceptable mistake?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:27): Yes, the honourable member is right. On a yearly basis, the ministerial advisers' salaries are gazetted in the ordinary course.