❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Premier's consistency regarding Trackside electronic gaming in relation to the TAB privatisation, accusing him of a falsehood. The Premier avoids a direct answer, instead promoting the government's TAB reform package.
AnsweredQoN 770Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TRACKSIDE — ELECTRONIC GAMING
770. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's statement in question time
last week, in which he said —
� I was very clear about poker
machines—that under WA Labor they will never be allowed into Western Australia.
To try to conflate that with Trackside is a falsehood �
I also refer to the Premier's statement on 28 June
2016, in which he made specific references to his concern about the inclusion
of keno or Trackside electronic horseracing into the privatisation of the TAB.
Having had time to consider that inconsistent claim from last week, does the
Premier still deny making any reference to Trackside? Can the Premier explain
how the people of Western Australia can trust anything he says, given that he
has been caught out in claiming a blatant falsehood?
770. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's statement in question time
last week, in which he said —
� I was very clear about poker
machines—that under WA Labor they will never be allowed into Western Australia.
To try to conflate that with Trackside is a falsehood �
I also refer to the Premier's statement on 28 June
2016, in which he made specific references to his concern about the inclusion
of keno or Trackside electronic horseracing into the privatisation of the TAB.
Having had time to consider that inconsistent claim from last week, does the
Premier still deny making any reference to Trackside? Can the Premier explain
how the people of Western Australia can trust anything he says, given that he
has been caught out in claiming a blatant falsehood?
AnswerView source ↗
It is clear to me that the Leader of the Opposition and the
Liberal Party have nothing to go on this week.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Carine!
Mr M. McGOWAN : They are going back to that last
question time when the opposition leader was caught out misquoting from a radio
transcript!
I will deal with the broader issue. We have come up with a package
of reforms that we think is good for Western Australia—good for racing,
good for the economy, good for all those people who own horses, and good for
taxpayers.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Carine, I have warned you
three times. I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We urge all members of this house and
all members of the Legislative Council to support it. This package will give a decent
return to the people of Western Australia for the TAB—an asset that is
basically going to die in its current arrangement. Whilst 15 years or so ago
when I was Minister for Racing and Gaming it was a very successful organisation
that was competing well, these days it is not. Circumstances have changed over
the last 13 or 15 years.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Carine!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Before the state election, we said that
we would consult the industry and be guided by industry views on the TAB. I said
that on a number of occasions. We have done that. There have been 100 and
something meetings; there has been all sorts of consultation with all sorts of
people in the industry, in both the city and the country. We think we have come
up with a good package that will allow taxpayers to get a benefit, provide a fund
devoted to regional and city racing infrastructure, provide a guaranteed return
for the industry for at least the first
three years, and ensure that the TAB itself will not die. I think that is a good
outcome. I urge all members of Parliament—Liberal, Labor, Nationals,
Greens, One Nation, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers and Liberal Democrats— to
support what we think is a reasonable set of initiatives in the interests of
the industry in Western Australia.
Liberal Party have nothing to go on this week.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Member for Carine!
Mr M. McGOWAN : They are going back to that last
question time when the opposition leader was caught out misquoting from a radio
transcript!
I will deal with the broader issue. We have come up with a package
of reforms that we think is good for Western Australia—good for racing,
good for the economy, good for all those people who own horses, and good for
taxpayers.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Carine, I have warned you
three times. I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We urge all members of this house and
all members of the Legislative Council to support it. This package will give a decent
return to the people of Western Australia for the TAB—an asset that is
basically going to die in its current arrangement. Whilst 15 years or so ago
when I was Minister for Racing and Gaming it was a very successful organisation
that was competing well, these days it is not. Circumstances have changed over
the last 13 or 15 years.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Carine!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Before the state election, we said that
we would consult the industry and be guided by industry views on the TAB. I said
that on a number of occasions. We have done that. There have been 100 and
something meetings; there has been all sorts of consultation with all sorts of
people in the industry, in both the city and the country. We think we have come
up with a good package that will allow taxpayers to get a benefit, provide a fund
devoted to regional and city racing infrastructure, provide a guaranteed return
for the industry for at least the first
three years, and ensure that the TAB itself will not die. I think that is a good
outcome. I urge all members of Parliament—Liberal, Labor, Nationals,
Greens, One Nation, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers and Liberal Democrats— to
support what we think is a reasonable set of initiatives in the interests of
the industry in Western Australia.
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