❓ Mr. Papalia questions the Minister for Corrective Services about a potentially misleading statement made on morning radio regarding personnel changes in the internal investigations unit. The Minister's response is evasive, leading to interjections and disorder.
AnsweredQoN 243Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES — INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
243. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I ask a supplementary question. Why did the minister go on
morning radio this morning—on both ABC and 6PR—and claim that
the personnel in the internal investigations unit have changed when he should
know that that individual is definitely still in that investigations unit?
243. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I ask a supplementary question. Why did the minister go on
morning radio this morning—on both ABC and 6PR—and claim that
the personnel in the internal investigations unit have changed when he should
know that that individual is definitely still in that investigations unit?
AnswerView source ↗
There are a number of people in the Department of Corrective
Services —
Mr F.M. Logan : Get
on and answer the question.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cockburn, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
The member for Cockburn is cheerleader number one for the Prison Officers'
Union in this place. I am not surprised that he interjected. I am not surprised
that he —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I
want you to just answer that supplementary question.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
As I said, there are over 5 000 staff in the Department of Corrective Services.
If the member wants to know where every single individual member is, I am happy
—
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members for Fremantle and Girraween, I call you to order for the first time.
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time. I do not want
this drowning out of speakers.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
If the member wants to know where a particular person is, I am happy to go and
find that out, but I can tell the house that there has been significant reform
and significant change in the leadership team and the executive team of the
Department of Corrective Services. There has been massive change in the
leadership team and also significant change when it comes to —
Mr P. Papalia interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
There has been a large amount of change in the personnel who work in the
Department of Corrective Services investigating improper conduct. A lot of new
people have gone in there.
Mr P. Papalia : It's
all about self-promotion!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
Yes; right; okay —
Mr P. Papalia :
That's all you're about!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
The member just does not have the ticker! The member does not have the ticker,
does he?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
If the opposition has any integrity whatsoever, it will support that bill in
the Legislative Council.
Services —
Mr F.M. Logan : Get
on and answer the question.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cockburn, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
The member for Cockburn is cheerleader number one for the Prison Officers'
Union in this place. I am not surprised that he interjected. I am not surprised
that he —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I
want you to just answer that supplementary question.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
As I said, there are over 5 000 staff in the Department of Corrective Services.
If the member wants to know where every single individual member is, I am happy
—
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members for Fremantle and Girraween, I call you to order for the first time.
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the second time. I do not want
this drowning out of speakers.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
If the member wants to know where a particular person is, I am happy to go and
find that out, but I can tell the house that there has been significant reform
and significant change in the leadership team and the executive team of the
Department of Corrective Services. There has been massive change in the
leadership team and also significant change when it comes to —
Mr P. Papalia interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
There has been a large amount of change in the personnel who work in the
Department of Corrective Services investigating improper conduct. A lot of new
people have gone in there.
Mr P. Papalia : It's
all about self-promotion!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
Yes; right; okay —
Mr P. Papalia :
That's all you're about!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
The member just does not have the ticker! The member does not have the ticker,
does he?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
If the opposition has any integrity whatsoever, it will support that bill in
the Legislative Council.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.