❓ Hon Ken Travers asks about studies related to the 'Public Transport for Perth in 2031' plan. Hon Simon O'Brien provides a vague answer, leading to accusations of government secrecy.
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“PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR PERTH IN 2031” — STUDIES UNDERTAKEN
I refer to questions on notice 4463 and 4464, in which the minister identified four studies commissioned by the independent panel in the development of “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. (1) What other studies has the government commissioned to assist in developing the plan? (2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
I refer to questions on notice 4463 and 4464, in which the minister identified four studies commissioned by the independent panel in the development of “Public Transport for Perth in 2031”. (1) What other studies has the government commissioned to assist in developing the plan? (2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(1) What other studies has the government commissioned to assist in developing the plan? (2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(1) What other studies has the government commissioned to assist in developing the plan? (2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(2) What studies has the government commissioned to assist in the development or implementation of projects outlined in the plan? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
I just want to clarify with the member—because I am responsible for this answer, of course—that his question is constructed in a way in which he refers to four identified studies in those previous answers, and now the member is asking about other studies? Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : Yes. The answer was given in a very narrowly defined way, so I now want the more expansive answer. Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : This will be expansive and broad. This is the answer as provided by the Minister for Transport, and I am delighted to present it to the member. (1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
(1)–(2) A number of studies have either been undertaken or commissioned by the Department of Transport that include the concept design work, feasibilities and planning of various projects. Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : So you’re not going to answer it? A secret government! A government shrouded in secrecy! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : Mr President, I have answered. The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : Too embarrassed to answer a simple question! The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN : If the member has a simple question about a precise matter, as he knows from past experience, we would be delighted to answer it. Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
Hon Ken Travers : I just asked you one, and you didn’t answer! The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Just because I have a dodgy voice due to the flu, that does not mean that I cannot hear when there are too many interjections.
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