NT Government Laziness and Incompetence

A recent attempt by Consumer Affairs to discredit a perfectly legitimate multi-level marketing system is indicative of laziness and ineptitude of most NT Government departments under the Martin and Henderson Governments.

Whilst I am not directly involved with the organization mentioned in the press release of 28th April, 2009, I know many prominent Territorians who are members – some born and bred and others who have been here for over 30 years.

My understanding is that after 2 months of harassment by Consumer Affairs the proponents of this system effectively told certain staff at that department to either “put-up or shut-up”. In other words, to call the scheme illegal with supporting evidence and documentation, or allow the members to continue to enjoy the benefits of the system free of bureaucratic meddling.

Instead this obviously overstaffed and “underworked “department resorted to gutless scare tactics in a pathetic attempt to get rid of a system that they clearly do not understand, and are too tired and lazy to properly research.

The laziness of this department is symptomatic of a general malaise across the entire NT public service. Despite over 3,000 extra public servants being employed – (many of them expensive “so-called” managers) productivity is at an all time low, as the results on the ground in education, health, police and electricity supply will attest.