❓ Mr. Love questions the Attorney General's inaction regarding unlawful incursions on businesses by animal activists. The Attorney General defends the government's progress and criticizes the previous government's record.
AnsweredQoN 414Legislative Assembly
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ANIMAL ACTIVISM —
LEGISLATION
414. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Attorney General:
I have a supplementary question. We
have heard plenty about good intentions of government to do something about
this issue, but can the Attorney General explain to us why he has so far failed
to act to prevent these unlawful incursions on legally operating businesses?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
LEGISLATION
414. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Attorney General:
I have a supplementary question. We
have heard plenty about good intentions of government to do something about
this issue, but can the Attorney General explain to us why he has so far failed
to act to prevent these unlawful incursions on legally operating businesses?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
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I thank the member for that question; it is fantastic. What
did the National Party do in eight and half years in government to protect
farmers in remote areas? I will go to some of the problems —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
Mr R.S. Love : You've been talking about it.
When are you going to act?
The SPEAKER : I am going to act, members for Moore and
Warren–Blackwood. I call you both to order. Member for Warren–Blackwood,
that is three calls.
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : The member has just confessed that in
eight and a half years the Nationals did nothing. Once this problem became
really apparent, the McGowan Labor government has acted very swiftly —
Mr R.S. Love : Started to talk about it.
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : What does the member mean by just ''talk
about it''? We have prepared cabinet submissions. We have the matter
going forward. It will be dealt with and legislation will be introduced. Just
compare the snail's pace with which
the previous government moved on all sorts of manner of social harms. With the
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act—I can remember back in 2014, when
TJD was released, the government saying, ''We're going to amend
the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act promptly.'' The former government
brought in some measly, useless amendments two years later, after promising the
Western Australian public it would deal with it promptly.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Moore!
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : We will be bringing the legislation
forward as soon as parliamentary counsel has drafted the legislation in
accordance with the government's instructions, which will reflect what
I told the member for Roe in the estimates committee hearing. It will be
brought forward. It will be proper legislation. It will not be unchallengeable.
I can remember what the former government said about the bikies. It said that
it would bring in bikies legislation—the Criminal Organisations Control
Act. We used to ask the member for Scarborough when the act would come into
operation. It was in abeyance for two years before the former government even
tried to proclaim it. As useless as it was, and never used by the police, for
two years the former government dilly-dallied.
did the National Party do in eight and half years in government to protect
farmers in remote areas? I will go to some of the problems —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
Mr R.S. Love : You've been talking about it.
When are you going to act?
The SPEAKER : I am going to act, members for Moore and
Warren–Blackwood. I call you both to order. Member for Warren–Blackwood,
that is three calls.
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : The member has just confessed that in
eight and a half years the Nationals did nothing. Once this problem became
really apparent, the McGowan Labor government has acted very swiftly —
Mr R.S. Love : Started to talk about it.
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : What does the member mean by just ''talk
about it''? We have prepared cabinet submissions. We have the matter
going forward. It will be dealt with and legislation will be introduced. Just
compare the snail's pace with which
the previous government moved on all sorts of manner of social harms. With the
Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act—I can remember back in 2014, when
TJD was released, the government saying, ''We're going to amend
the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act promptly.'' The former government
brought in some measly, useless amendments two years later, after promising the
Western Australian public it would deal with it promptly.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Moore!
Mr J.R. QUIGLEY : We will be bringing the legislation
forward as soon as parliamentary counsel has drafted the legislation in
accordance with the government's instructions, which will reflect what
I told the member for Roe in the estimates committee hearing. It will be
brought forward. It will be proper legislation. It will not be unchallengeable.
I can remember what the former government said about the bikies. It said that
it would bring in bikies legislation—the Criminal Organisations Control
Act. We used to ask the member for Scarborough when the act would come into
operation. It was in abeyance for two years before the former government even
tried to proclaim it. As useless as it was, and never used by the police, for
two years the former government dilly-dallied.
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