As Tasmanians
brace themselves for a $500 rise in their electricity bill this year, the last
thing they need is yet another golden handshake an energy executive.
Tasmania’s
second-worst ever Energy Minister, Guy Barnett, has so far been silent on the
sudden departure of Bess Clark.
Ms Clark has
been an active promoter of the project throughout its slow progress, including
admitting Tasmania would likely only receive around six per cent of the project’s
benefits.
Today, it’s
been announced she is leaving immediately and the Minister is nowhere to be
seen.
Ms Clark
follows former Executive Ben White, who left only weeks ago, out the door.
The Government
is projecting a spend of $250 million just to get Marinus to investment
decision. Part of that will be yet another redundancy.
This is on top
of payments to Hydro, Aurora and TasNetworks Executives over the past 18
months’ worth well over $5 million.
So, Guy Barnett should just be honest. How much did he pay Bess Clark to leave?
Dean Winter MP
Shadow Minister for Energy
