❓ Hodson-Thomas questions Edwards about the division of responsibility for water resources, given the Premier's involvement. Edwards clarifies her responsibility is limited to the Swan River Trust Act and criticizes the opposition's outdated information.
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I refer the minister to the mismanagement of the water portfolio. (1) For which water resources related acts does the minister have gazetted responsibility? (2) Given that the Premier has said that he will take personal responsibility for water resources in Western Australian, why does the minister have responsibility for these acts? (3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS
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(1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(1) For which water resources related acts does the minister have gazetted responsibility? (2) Given that the Premier has said that he will take personal responsibility for water resources in Western Australian, why does the minister have responsibility for these acts? (3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(2) Given that the Premier has said that he will take personal responsibility for water resources in Western Australian, why does the minister have responsibility for these acts? (3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(1) For which water resources related acts does the minister have gazetted responsibility? (2) Given that the Premier has said that he will take personal responsibility for water resources in Western Australian, why does the minister have responsibility for these acts? (3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(2) Given that the Premier has said that he will take personal responsibility for water resources in Western Australian, why does the minister have responsibility for these acts? (3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(3) What resources and expertise from the department are being made available to the Premier, and what arrangements exist to enable the Premier to direct these resources? (4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(4) If the Premier sets the strategic and policy direction for water resources and the minister retains legal responsibility, will the minister concede that she has been positioned as a puppet and that she will receive all the blame but none of the credit in this area? Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS replied: (1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
(1)-(4) The opposition spokesperson on the environment, sadly, is very misinformed. I am not too sure which acts she thinks I have legal responsibility for. Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr M.J. Birney : I can tell you. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : Go ahead. The only water-related act for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. About six weeks ago, the portfolio was reconfigured, and the only water legislation for which I have responsibility is the Swan River Trust Act. I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to start to read a list, but that list is inaccurate. Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr M.J. Birney : What - the Government Gazette ? DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
DR J.M. EDWARDS : Let me finish. Is that the Government Gazette of 11 March, the day after the ministry was sworn in? Members opposite are out of date. Exactly a month later, around 11 or 12 April - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : This is an incredibly important matter, because people opposite are very ill-informed. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
The SPEAKER : Order! I am sure every member wishes to hear what the Minister for the Environment has to say. I urge people not to interject. Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : I know people do not go to bed at night clutching a copy of the Government Gazette - Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Mr J.A. McGinty : Speak for yourself! Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
Dr J.M. EDWARDS : The Attorney General is in a category of his own. However, I would think that Her Majesty’s opposition might actually refer to the Government Gazette from time to time. I think on about 12 April, there was another Government Gazette listing, amongst the acts for which I am responsible, the Swan River Trust Act. Listed under the heading of the minister assisting the Minister for Government Enterprises, are the other acts I think the Leader of the Opposition is about to read out. I am very happy with the arrangements. I now have very clear regulatory roles, and I will undertake those and follow them through to the greatest of my capacity. I am very well serviced by my department, and I continue to have a very strong interest in water, through my department and through the active role I play on the ministerial council - the subcommittee of cabinet, chaired by the Premier, that considers water issues.
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