❓ Dr. Honey questions the Attorney General's competence, while the Premier defends the Attorney General's record and attacks the opposition's potential candidate, raising concerns about potential policy reversals.
AnsweredQoN 269Legislative Assembly
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ATTORNEY GENERAL — PERFORMANCE
269. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. If
the top legal officer in the state cannot even provide evidence in a competent
way after months of preparation, how can he manage the ongoing legal business
of this state?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
269. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. If
the top legal officer in the state cannot even provide evidence in a competent
way after months of preparation, how can he manage the ongoing legal business
of this state?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
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I do not know who writes the member's
questions, but he needs to get new people. I outlined to the member before a snapshot
of the legislation that this minister has been responsible for. This is a record
of achievement in reforming the laws to make life better for people all over Western
Australia, irrespective of their background—for elderly people, young
people, Indigenous people and multicultural groups—to toughen up the
laws around bikies, in conjunction with other ministers, I might add, but this
Attorney General has been responsible for all of that. It is actually not easy
to understand legislation and have the detail on multiple things at one time.
It is not actually easy. I realise again that the member does not do it, so he
does not understand how difficult it is, but the Attorney General has achieved
all that.
If we go back in history to some of
the former government's Attorney Generals' achievements during
their time in office, they had a paper thin record of achievement. I am trying
to remember who the last Attorney General was.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was Michael
Mischin and Christian Porter. If members opposite were to be elected, their
Attorney General would be Nick Goiran, for goodness sake! What will happen if Nick
Goiran becomes the Attorney General? Are we going to reverse the abortion laws
in Western Australia? Is that what is going to happen? Will we repeal the
voluntary assisted dying laws? Is that what is going to happen if members
opposite get elected? That is the state of the Liberal Party in Western Australia
today. The alternative Attorney General is Nick Goiran. You think about that.
The good thing is that the people of Western Australia understand the state you
are in and they understand that you are not fit for office. Hopefully, that
remains the case for a considerable period.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
questions, but he needs to get new people. I outlined to the member before a snapshot
of the legislation that this minister has been responsible for. This is a record
of achievement in reforming the laws to make life better for people all over Western
Australia, irrespective of their background—for elderly people, young
people, Indigenous people and multicultural groups—to toughen up the
laws around bikies, in conjunction with other ministers, I might add, but this
Attorney General has been responsible for all of that. It is actually not easy
to understand legislation and have the detail on multiple things at one time.
It is not actually easy. I realise again that the member does not do it, so he
does not understand how difficult it is, but the Attorney General has achieved
all that.
If we go back in history to some of
the former government's Attorney Generals' achievements during
their time in office, they had a paper thin record of achievement. I am trying
to remember who the last Attorney General was.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : It was Michael
Mischin and Christian Porter. If members opposite were to be elected, their
Attorney General would be Nick Goiran, for goodness sake! What will happen if Nick
Goiran becomes the Attorney General? Are we going to reverse the abortion laws
in Western Australia? Is that what is going to happen? Will we repeal the
voluntary assisted dying laws? Is that what is going to happen if members
opposite get elected? That is the state of the Liberal Party in Western Australia
today. The alternative Attorney General is Nick Goiran. You think about that.
The good thing is that the people of Western Australia understand the state you
are in and they understand that you are not fit for office. Hopefully, that
remains the case for a considerable period.
The SPEAKER : Members, that
concludes question time.
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