❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier on why electoral reform and native forestry issues weren't raised before the election. The Premier defends the government's actions, citing unforeseen circumstances and the need to address emerging issues.
AnsweredQoN 524Legislative Assembly
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ELECTORAL REFORM AND NATIVE
FORESTRY — REGIONS
524. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
did the Premier not raise these important issues before the election and give the people of Western Australia a chance to have
their say? Are these two decisions not just an example of the m assive
and arrogant overreach of this McGowan Labor government?
FORESTRY — REGIONS
524. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
did the Premier not raise these important issues before the election and give the people of Western Australia a chance to have
their say? Are these two decisions not just an example of the m assive
and arrogant overreach of this McGowan Labor government?
AnswerView source ↗
The answer is clearly no. I want to
explain to the member how things work. At the 2017 election, we did not take a policy
of voluntary assisted dying to it—we did not, but it is an issue, so we
addressed it. We put in place a select committee. Actually, Malcolm McCusker,
QC, AC, did a review; a select committee worked on it and we passed voluntary
assisted dying laws. We did not take a policy to the 2017 —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked a question, will she let me answer the question?
We did not take a policy to the
state election for overarching planning reform in 2017. But obviously COVID hit
and we needed activity and we put in place planning reforms, which created
activity in Western Australia. We did not take industrial manslaughter laws to
the 2017 election. Obviously, there were numerous cases of people in the workplace dying horrible deaths—terrible
things—and we reviewed the laws and brought in industrial manslaughter laws. We took none of them to the 2017
election. Do members opposite think that we took to the 2017 election laws to deal with COVID? No, we did not; but COVID hit and we dealt with the
situation.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked me the question; will she let me answer it, please?
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members of the opposition.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We did not
know at the 2021 election that someone from the Daylight Saving Party would be
elected with 98 votes. I did not have a crystal ball and know that was going to
occur. One Liberal Party candidate apparently got 27 000 votes and was not
elected, yet Mr Tucker from the Daylight Saving Party got 98 votes and was
elected. Obviously, that situation needs to be dealt with. We had an
overarching review of the electoral system in the upper house and it came up
with some great democratic, fair recommendations to improve the upper house and stop the rorting and the undemocratic
practices up there. What has been going on in the upper house is a complete
rort of the will of the people, a rort of democracy and an undermining of
democratic practices that are out of place in the western world. The committee
has called it out and we are going to reform it!
explain to the member how things work. At the 2017 election, we did not take a policy
of voluntary assisted dying to it—we did not, but it is an issue, so we
addressed it. We put in place a select committee. Actually, Malcolm McCusker,
QC, AC, did a review; a select committee worked on it and we passed voluntary
assisted dying laws. We did not take a policy to the 2017 —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked a question, will she let me answer the question?
We did not take a policy to the
state election for overarching planning reform in 2017. But obviously COVID hit
and we needed activity and we put in place planning reforms, which created
activity in Western Australia. We did not take industrial manslaughter laws to
the 2017 election. Obviously, there were numerous cases of people in the workplace dying horrible deaths—terrible
things—and we reviewed the laws and brought in industrial manslaughter laws. We took none of them to the 2017
election. Do members opposite think that we took to the 2017 election laws to deal with COVID? No, we did not; but COVID hit and we dealt with the
situation.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked me the question; will she let me answer it, please?
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members of the opposition.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We did not
know at the 2021 election that someone from the Daylight Saving Party would be
elected with 98 votes. I did not have a crystal ball and know that was going to
occur. One Liberal Party candidate apparently got 27 000 votes and was not
elected, yet Mr Tucker from the Daylight Saving Party got 98 votes and was
elected. Obviously, that situation needs to be dealt with. We had an
overarching review of the electoral system in the upper house and it came up
with some great democratic, fair recommendations to improve the upper house and stop the rorting and the undemocratic
practices up there. What has been going on in the upper house is a complete
rort of the will of the people, a rort of democracy and an undermining of
democratic practices that are out of place in the western world. The committee
has called it out and we are going to reform it!
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