❓ Ms Davies asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about public reporting on the government's response to the FIFO mining industry sexual harassment report. The Minister deflects, criticising the previous government's inaction on a similar report.
AnsweredQoN 426Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH': SEXUAL HARASSMENT
AGAINST WOMEN IN THEFIFO MINING INDUSTRY REPORT — GOVERNMENT
RESPONSE
426. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I have a supplementary question.
When the government's response is provided, will there be a public
reporting process through Parliament to ensure that progress on the more than
50 per cent of the recommendations relating to the government and its
responsibilities are reported on?
AGAINST WOMEN IN THEFIFO MINING INDUSTRY REPORT — GOVERNMENT
RESPONSE
426. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I have a supplementary question.
When the government's response is provided, will there be a public
reporting process through Parliament to ensure that progress on the more than
50 per cent of the recommendations relating to the government and its
responsibilities are reported on?
AnswerView source ↗
I cannot speculate on what happens
in the future because I have not read the entire report.
Ms M.J. Davies : You can give
a commitment to report to the public.
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : This is really
interesting. Let me make this clear: the Leader of the Opposition was a member of the cabinet at the time of the Jacobs report into FIFO mental health
challenges. I remind the chamber and the former minister, who was part of the
decision about how the former government responded, that there was never a response
to the inquiry. Let us understand that one of the most important inquiries into
FIFO conduct in this state was done by Graham
Jacobs and his committee and the former government ignored it. Talk about a reporting time line to Parliament. I have said,
on behalf of the government and the other ministers involved, we will report to Parliament exactly as the standing orders require, something the member failed
to do personally in her job. Perhaps the Leader of the Opposition can explain
to me why she did not comply with the standing orders and why she did not
provide a response to one of the most important inquiries that we have done?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
in the future because I have not read the entire report.
Ms M.J. Davies : You can give
a commitment to report to the public.
Mr
W.J. JOHNSTON : This is really
interesting. Let me make this clear: the Leader of the Opposition was a member of the cabinet at the time of the Jacobs report into FIFO mental health
challenges. I remind the chamber and the former minister, who was part of the
decision about how the former government responded, that there was never a response
to the inquiry. Let us understand that one of the most important inquiries into
FIFO conduct in this state was done by Graham
Jacobs and his committee and the former government ignored it. Talk about a reporting time line to Parliament. I have said,
on behalf of the government and the other ministers involved, we will report to Parliament exactly as the standing orders require, something the member failed
to do personally in her job. Perhaps the Leader of the Opposition can explain
to me why she did not comply with the standing orders and why she did not
provide a response to one of the most important inquiries that we have done?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
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