❓ Opposition asks about union agreements and cost blowouts for Fiona Stanley Hospital. Premier avoids direct answers, praises project management, and digresses to criticize a Liberal party member for exploiting migrant workers.
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FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — UNION AGREEMENT 74. Mr T. BUSWELL to the Premier: I refer to comments made by Kevin Reynolds about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project. (1) Will the government negotiate a pre-start agreement with Kevin Reynolds and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in relation to this project? (2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — UNION AGREEMENT
I refer to comments made by Kevin Reynolds about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project. (1) Will the government negotiate a pre-start agreement with Kevin Reynolds and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in relation to this project? (2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(1) Will the government negotiate a pre-start agreement with Kevin Reynolds and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in relation to this project? (2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL — UNION AGREEMENT
I refer to comments made by Kevin Reynolds about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project. (1) Will the government negotiate a pre-start agreement with Kevin Reynolds and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in relation to this project? (2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(1) Will the government negotiate a pre-start agreement with Kevin Reynolds and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in relation to this project? (2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(2) Will the Premier guarantee that there will be no further cost blowouts and delays on Fiona Stanley Hospital as a result of the sort of union action that we saw on the Perth-Mandurah rail project? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
(1)-(2) The government appointed Richard Mann as head of the Office of Strategic Projects to oversee the delivery of Fiona Stanley Hospital and other major strategic projects that the state is developing in the long-term interests of Western Australia, as part of a building program unmatched in the state’s history. It is quite an amazing building program that is putting in place the necessary infrastructure to position the state for long-term economic, social and environmental success. Richard Mann has demonstrated his extraordinarily high calibre in dealing with major projects, as demonstrated by his record on the rail line project. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to negotiate with all the interested parties to the Fiona Stanley project so that we get the optimum outcome. I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to talk about people in the building industry. I note on page 5 of The West Australian dated 13 March 2008 a story about a senior figure in the Liberal party called Mr Gerry Hanssen. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : According to The West Australian , Mr Hanssen — . . . has been fined a record $174,000 for the “deliberate exploitation” of vulnerable migrant workers, after allegedly gloating they would sign anything because they were scared of being deported. Obviously, we have problems in our building industry; the court has found such. The court has found that Mr Hanssen deliberately exploited vulnerable overseas workers and he was fined $174 000. I note that Mr Hanssen is the state Liberal councillor for the Pearce division. Point of Order Dr S.C. THOMAS : Mr Speaker, standing order 78 says that an answer must be relevant to the question. I fail to see how comments about Mr Hanssen are relevant to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Members, the literal reading of that particular standing order is quite correct. It is a literal point. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question in relation to people involved in the building industry and how a particular building could come in on budget with the involvement of those people. The Premier is answering the question in relation to individuals in that industry. Debate Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Premier, take your seat. I call the Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is my earnest hope that all people in the building industry will behave responsibly and, at the very least, abide by the law of the land. That would be a start. Unfortunately, we have seen this gross failing of Mr Hanssen. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Deputy Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I hope people in the Western Australian building industry will respond responsibly to both federal and state building industry laws. I am glad to have been asked the question, and I welcome it every time we get a question about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project, because it just serves to remind us collectively of what a magnificent project we have. It provides me — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : A lack of discipline is not a quality that endears people to political parties. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It provides me with the opportunity to talk about the complete overhaul that the health system is experiencing under our government; a system long neglected by previous Liberal governments — Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr T. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : — the sad, failed remnants of which still — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sad, failed remnants of which still linger in part in this chamber. What we have in its place now is a government that is addressing the health and other needs of the community—the physical infrastructure, the staffing issues, the training issues, the relationship between government and the deliverers of services. I have said it before: we have underway in Western Australia the biggest reform of our health sector ever undertaken in the state’s history. We have now put in place — Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is just so, so poor—so low rent, really. We all know what happened at the Liberal Party state conference on the weekend—what a farce! The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
The SPEAKER : Members, last time we were here we had to curtail question time, primarily because we witnessed what I think is unacceptable—a series of serial interjections; when one person finished, the next one started up in a deliberate attempt to stop ministers from answering questions. We just witnessed the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the member for Roe, the member for South Perth and the Leader of the Opposition do exactly that. If members think that is acceptable, it is not, and I will name people in the near future, rather than calling them to order. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will bring my answer to a conclusion, Mr Speaker. What a great project we have. We have a person overseeing that project now who has demonstrated great capacity, Mr Richard Mann. I anticipate that he will do an outstanding job and that we will deliver a project that will serve the state well for decades to come. Also, as with one of our other projects, the rail project for which the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure can take so much credit, future generations—or maybe not even that far into the future—will look back at the critics, the people who have attacked this project, and shake their heads and say, “What were they thinking?”
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