❓ Ms. Quirk questions the Police Minister about a broken election promise regarding drug buses and the disparity in drug testing rates between WA and SA. The Minister defends the government's commitment, stating the promise will be kept within their first term.
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DRUG BUSES — LIBERAL PARTY ELECTION COMMITMENT
I refer to the broken 2008 Liberal Party election commitment to provide an additional two drug buses and to figures that suggest that in South Australia 40 000 drivers a year are tested for drug driving, but in Western Australia fewer than one-quarter of this number are tested. (1) Is this disparity due to a lack of capacity to test drivers, which has been made worse by this broken election promise? (2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I refer to the broken 2008 Liberal Party election commitment to provide an additional two drug buses and to figures that suggest that in South Australia 40 000 drivers a year are tested for drug driving, but in Western Australia fewer than one-quarter of this number are tested. (1) Is this disparity due to a lack of capacity to test drivers, which has been made worse by this broken election promise? (2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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(1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(1) Is this disparity due to a lack of capacity to test drivers, which has been made worse by this broken election promise? (2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(1) Is this disparity due to a lack of capacity to test drivers, which has been made worse by this broken election promise? (2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(2) If not, what other cause is there for such a significant difference? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for the question. The member is quite right; it was an election commitment to put on an additional two booze and drug buses. Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : It is a broken promise, minister. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have been in government a little less than two years. The promise was always that it would occur in our first term of government. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Where does it say that, minister? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It will happen. We will introduce it. Where does it say that it would be introduced within one or two years? I accept that it was an election commitment. It is an election commitment that this government will keep, because we are serious about booze buses. We do not mind where the booze and drug buses go. We will not be lobbied by members opposite who do not want these buses in their electorates at certain times. Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr F.M. Logan : In front of ice-cream vans; behind ice-cream vans. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, because they might interfere with an ice-cream salesman! How ridiculous can members opposite be? In answer to the member’s question: yes, it was an election commitment. Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Ms M.M. Quirk : What is the reason for the disparity in testing? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We will keep that election commitment. Members should just watch this space. They will find that this government will keep its election commitment in its first term of government.
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