MEMBER for Hawkesbury Dominic Perrottet used question time on Thursday, October 20, to boast of the Service NSW roll out across New South Wales.
The Liberal member is also Minister for Finance, Property and Services, and Service NSW, which bundled a number of government services into one centre, is in his portfolio.
Mr Perrottet said the Service NSW roll out across the state had been focused on improving customer service and it had so far been a success.
Me Perrottet claimed a new centre in Parkes had become well renowned across the state.
“In November last year we also welcomed the opening of a brand-new service centre in nearby Parkes. Parkes—once famous for The Dish, now famous for Service NSW—has a satisfaction score of 99 per cent,” he said.
His answers about Service NSW capped off a busy fortnight for Mr Perrottet, who was called to speak four times over the period.
Mr Perrottet was twice asked about compulsory land acquisition, something made famous by another iconic Australian movie, The Castle.
Opposition sparring partner Jodi McKay asked whether the government and Mr Perrottet would also backflip on releasing the controversial Russell Report into compulsory land acquisition.
Mr Perrottet confirmed the government would release the report ‘shortly’.
“We commissioned this review. We are finalising the response and, unlike Labor, we will release the report with our response, in full, shortly,” he said.
“When Labor was in office it had a massive infrastructure program over 16 years that produced one rail line, so acquisitions should not be a problem for them. I was advised recently that those opposite had an infrastructure project and they received $125 million for the acquisition of homes. It surprised me, $125 million, but they did not build anything.”
Finally, he was also asked what the government had done to deliver more jobs in New South Wales, though spent most of the time heckling the Labor Party on various issues.