❓ Question regarding the government's actions on boat safety and concerns about undermining the community consultation process for updating boat safety regulations. The Minister responds by highlighting the consultation process, criticising the opposition's (specifically the member for Vasse) alleged misrepresentation of facts.
AnsweredQoN 1060Legislative Assembly
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LIFE JACKETS
1060. Ms E. HAMILTON to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the ongoing community
consultation currently underway to update WA's boat safety regulations
for the first time since 1992. Can the minister update the house on this
government's actions on boat safety; and, is this minister aware of any
efforts to undermine the independent consultation process?
1060. Ms E. HAMILTON to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the ongoing community
consultation currently underway to update WA's boat safety regulations
for the first time since 1992. Can the minister update the house on this
government's actions on boat safety; and, is this minister aware of any
efforts to undermine the independent consultation process?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for Joondalup for that question. I was hoping to get a question
from the member for Vasse, but that has not been coming this week. I thank the
member for Joondalup for her genuine interest in boat safety in WA.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : There she goes
again, member for Wanneroo. I call you to order for the second time.
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : I thought that the
opposition would want to learn a few facts about what is happening out there. I
thought the opposition would want to know what the facts are in relation to
consultation. We have released a paper for consultation. I know the opposition
does not understand the concept of community consultation, but here it is. It is
out there, and we have already had over 1 700 responses to a number of
proposals that have been worked through an expert working group. A group of
experts from the industry worked up proposals that have gone out for community consultation.
I did not grow up by the ocean, I grew up in the hills, but a lot of people
love boating in WA and I urge everyone who has a serious interest in this
matter to get on board and provide the survey feedback. There have been 1 700
interesting responses so far. Again, we have seen the member for Vasse out
there —
Mr F.M. Logan : Did she do
one?
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I do not
think she has done a survey yet, minister, but I urge the opposition
spokesperson to do a survey.
Again, the member for Vasse has been
out there with half-truths and misleading statements. She goes and grabs one little bit of information, potentially, and
completely stuffs it up again and again and again. I want to read just one
paragraph of her media statement and we will see how many facts there are in
just one paragraph. The member said —
''It
also goes against the WA Coroner recommendation in April this year that advised
strong consideration to mandating,
not only carrying life jackets, but the wearing of life jackets on all boats in
unprotected waters.''
First
of all the State Coroner's report was in 2015; the website was updated
in April this year. On the issue of wearing life jackets, the proposal
that is out there strengthens the rules in relation to wearing life jackets.
The member for Vasse just does not understand that. She is out there on radio
saying that we are going against the coroner's reports and that we are
reducing the need to wear life jackets—that is absolutely false. Again
and again, the member goes on Twitter—a keyboard warrior—making
whatever claims that she wants, but when we check against the facts, again the
member is proven to be misleading.
On the serious issue of boat safety,
there have been 1 700 responses. I will provide the details of the level of
public support for some of those initiatives very soon. But, please, if members
are interested in boat safety, get on board, get to the survey and provide
feedback.
Mr F.M. Logan : That includes
you, member for Vasse.
The SPEAKER : Very good
comment there, Minister for Emergency Services. I call you to order for the
first time.
thank the member for Joondalup for that question. I was hoping to get a question
from the member for Vasse, but that has not been coming this week. I thank the
member for Joondalup for her genuine interest in boat safety in WA.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : There she goes
again, member for Wanneroo. I call you to order for the second time.
Ms
R. SAFFIOTI : I thought that the
opposition would want to learn a few facts about what is happening out there. I
thought the opposition would want to know what the facts are in relation to
consultation. We have released a paper for consultation. I know the opposition
does not understand the concept of community consultation, but here it is. It is
out there, and we have already had over 1 700 responses to a number of
proposals that have been worked through an expert working group. A group of
experts from the industry worked up proposals that have gone out for community consultation.
I did not grow up by the ocean, I grew up in the hills, but a lot of people
love boating in WA and I urge everyone who has a serious interest in this
matter to get on board and provide the survey feedback. There have been 1 700
interesting responses so far. Again, we have seen the member for Vasse out
there —
Mr F.M. Logan : Did she do
one?
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I do not
think she has done a survey yet, minister, but I urge the opposition
spokesperson to do a survey.
Again, the member for Vasse has been
out there with half-truths and misleading statements. She goes and grabs one little bit of information, potentially, and
completely stuffs it up again and again and again. I want to read just one
paragraph of her media statement and we will see how many facts there are in
just one paragraph. The member said —
''It
also goes against the WA Coroner recommendation in April this year that advised
strong consideration to mandating,
not only carrying life jackets, but the wearing of life jackets on all boats in
unprotected waters.''
First
of all the State Coroner's report was in 2015; the website was updated
in April this year. On the issue of wearing life jackets, the proposal
that is out there strengthens the rules in relation to wearing life jackets.
The member for Vasse just does not understand that. She is out there on radio
saying that we are going against the coroner's reports and that we are
reducing the need to wear life jackets—that is absolutely false. Again
and again, the member goes on Twitter—a keyboard warrior—making
whatever claims that she wants, but when we check against the facts, again the
member is proven to be misleading.
On the serious issue of boat safety,
there have been 1 700 responses. I will provide the details of the level of
public support for some of those initiatives very soon. But, please, if members
are interested in boat safety, get on board, get to the survey and provide
feedback.
Mr F.M. Logan : That includes
you, member for Vasse.
The SPEAKER : Very good
comment there, Minister for Emergency Services. I call you to order for the
first time.
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