❓ Mr Redman questions the Minister for Emergency Services about communication network issues in Margaret River after storm damage, seeking assurance of resolution before the next fire season. The Minister deflects responsibility to the federal government, leading to heated exchanges.
AnsweredQoN 399Legislative Assembly
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COMMUNICATION NETWORKS —
STORM DAMAGE — MARGARET RIVER
399. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question. Can
I give the community assurance that the minister will take ownership of the
issue and have an answer before the next fire season?
STORM DAMAGE — MARGARET RIVER
399. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I have a supplementary question. Can
I give the community assurance that the minister will take ownership of the
issue and have an answer before the next fire season?
AnswerView source ↗
It is amazing when issues occur
that clearly fall into the responsibility of the federal government disaster
recovery funding —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, you had two goes and that is three. Next time I will
call you to order.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Disaster
recovery funding is one example, and I answered a question in this chamber only
last week about federal government
responsibility for that, and now we have a question on telecommunications. A former state government minister is asking a current state government minister to take
responsibility for —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He is asking
a state government minister to take responsibility for a telecommunications
issue that is clearly the responsibility of the federal government. I put it to
the member —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : National Party,
chill!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I put it to
the member: has he written to his federal government counterpart?
Mr D.T. Redman : Absolutely,
we have taken it up. We have —
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, no,
member. I am asking the member —
The SPEAKER : Minister,
through the Chair.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I am asking
the member for Warren–Blackwood, Mr Speaker, whether he has written to
his federal government counterpart on this issue.
Mr V.A. Catania : You can't
ask a question.
The SPEAKER : He can; they
cannot answer.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : The answer is
no. He has not written because he is silent on —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He is doing
what he normally does—he comes in here and tries to dump a federal
government responsibility on the state government and a state government
minister. He should just go and do his work as a local member.
that clearly fall into the responsibility of the federal government disaster
recovery funding —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, you had two goes and that is three. Next time I will
call you to order.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Disaster
recovery funding is one example, and I answered a question in this chamber only
last week about federal government
responsibility for that, and now we have a question on telecommunications. A former state government minister is asking a current state government minister to take
responsibility for —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He is asking
a state government minister to take responsibility for a telecommunications
issue that is clearly the responsibility of the federal government. I put it to
the member —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : National Party,
chill!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I put it to
the member: has he written to his federal government counterpart?
Mr D.T. Redman : Absolutely,
we have taken it up. We have —
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, no,
member. I am asking the member —
The SPEAKER : Minister,
through the Chair.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I am asking
the member for Warren–Blackwood, Mr Speaker, whether he has written to
his federal government counterpart on this issue.
Mr V.A. Catania : You can't
ask a question.
The SPEAKER : He can; they
cannot answer.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : The answer is
no. He has not written because he is silent on —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He is doing
what he normally does—he comes in here and tries to dump a federal
government responsibility on the state government and a state government
minister. He should just go and do his work as a local member.
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