Finance Minister Tony Buti has revealed the State Government paid construction company John Holland $38 million to settle a dispute over Perth Children's Hospital.

The payment ends three-years of legal action after John Holland took the state government to the Supreme Court with a $300 million compensation claim.

The Hospital's construction was plagued by challenges, including asbestos in the cladding, lead in the hospital’s water supply and the hundreds of uncertified fire doors.

The contractor insisted the state government was accountable for construction delays, but the Premier Mark McGowan said he would fight the claim and stand up to the company. 

Shadow Treasurer, Steve Thomas told Oly Peterson on Perth Live it is unacceptable for the compensation figure to be released without any information as to what's going on.

"The veil of secrecy in which Mark McGowan operates is firmly in place," said Mr Thomas.

"There's still no discussion as to what went wrong... and if they were honest, telling us what really went wrong, they might be able to justify this backflip."

"But its the arrogant dismissive attitude we see all the time." 

Finance Minister Tony Buti has revealed the State Government paid construction company John Holland $38 million to settle a dispute over Perth Children's Hospital.
The payment ends three-years of legal action after John Holland took the state government to the Supreme Court with a $300 million compensation claim.
The Hospital's construction was plagued by challenges, including asbestos in the cladding, lead in the hospital’s water supply and the hundreds of uncertified fire doors.
The contractor insisted the state government was accountable for construction delays, but the Premier Mark McGowan said he would fight the claim and stand up to the company. 
Shadow Treasurer, Steve Thomas told Oly Peterson on Perth Live it is unacceptable for the compensation figure to be released without any information as to what's going on.
"The veil of secrecy in which Mark McGowan operates is firmly in place," said Mr Thomas.
"There's still no discussion as to what went wrong... and if they were honest, telling us what really went wrong, they might be able to justify this backflip."
"But its the arrogant dismissive attitude we see all the time."

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