❓ Question regarding delaying debate on electoral laws until after the budget. The Premier's response avoids a direct answer, instead accusing the opposition of self-interest and predicting a good debate due to this.
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ELECTORAL LAWS, CONSULTATION WITH COUNTRY COMMUNITIES
I ask a supplementary question. As the Government is so hot on accountability, will it at least delay the debate until after the budget and the estimates, which is an important process? Dr GALLOP
I ask a supplementary question. As the Government is so hot on accountability, will it at least delay the debate until after the budget and the estimates, which is an important process? Dr GALLOP
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The matter will be debated in the normal course of events. I am confident that when members of Parliament on that side of House have a good dose of self-interest in a debate, we can be guaranteed that it will be a good debate. A lot of self-interest in this issue is floating around on that side of House. The member for Wagin is looking at the member for Avon and is wondering who will have that seat, and the member for Stirling is looking at his neighbour and is wondering who will have that seat. That side of the House has so much self-interest and party interest in this debate that I am sure the people of Western Australia will get a good debate in the Parliament. The normal circumstance is that members will vote on the issue. It will then go to the upper House, which will give it a good debate and determine the outcome. That is our parliamentary system. We support it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we support the House of Review.
Dr GALLOP replied: The matter will be debated in the normal course of events. I am confident that when members of Parliament on that side of House have a good dose of self-interest in a debate, we can be guaranteed that it will be a good debate. A lot of self-interest in this issue is floating around on that side of House. The member for Wagin is looking at the member for Avon and is wondering who will have that seat, and the member for Stirling is looking at his neighbour and is wondering who will have that seat. That side of the House has so much self-interest and party interest in this debate that I am sure the people of Western Australia will get a good debate in the Parliament. The normal circumstance is that members will vote on the issue. It will then go to the upper House, which will give it a good debate and determine the outcome. That is our parliamentary system. We support it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we support the House of Review.
The matter will be debated in the normal course of events. I am confident that when members of Parliament on that side of House have a good dose of self-interest in a debate, we can be guaranteed that it will be a good debate. A lot of self-interest in this issue is floating around on that side of House. The member for Wagin is looking at the member for Avon and is wondering who will have that seat, and the member for Stirling is looking at his neighbour and is wondering who will have that seat. That side of the House has so much self-interest and party interest in this debate that I am sure the people of Western Australia will get a good debate in the Parliament. The normal circumstance is that members will vote on the issue. It will then go to the upper House, which will give it a good debate and determine the outcome. That is our parliamentary system. We support it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we support the House of Review.
Dr GALLOP replied: The matter will be debated in the normal course of events. I am confident that when members of Parliament on that side of House have a good dose of self-interest in a debate, we can be guaranteed that it will be a good debate. A lot of self-interest in this issue is floating around on that side of House. The member for Wagin is looking at the member for Avon and is wondering who will have that seat, and the member for Stirling is looking at his neighbour and is wondering who will have that seat. That side of the House has so much self-interest and party interest in this debate that I am sure the people of Western Australia will get a good debate in the Parliament. The normal circumstance is that members will vote on the issue. It will then go to the upper House, which will give it a good debate and determine the outcome. That is our parliamentary system. We support it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we support the House of Review.
The matter will be debated in the normal course of events. I am confident that when members of Parliament on that side of House have a good dose of self-interest in a debate, we can be guaranteed that it will be a good debate. A lot of self-interest in this issue is floating around on that side of House. The member for Wagin is looking at the member for Avon and is wondering who will have that seat, and the member for Stirling is looking at his neighbour and is wondering who will have that seat. That side of the House has so much self-interest and party interest in this debate that I am sure the people of Western Australia will get a good debate in the Parliament. The normal circumstance is that members will vote on the issue. It will then go to the upper House, which will give it a good debate and determine the outcome. That is our parliamentary system. We support it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition, we support the House of Review.
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