❓ Question regarding the ELECTRAC database system and the provision of special resources to government members, specifically concerning the source of birth dates and the justification for taxpayer spending. The Premier deflects, stating he needs more information and that the issue hasn't been raised before.
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ELECTORATE OFFICES - ELECTRAC DATABASE SYSTEM
I have a supplementary question. The Premier did not say who provided the dates of birth. How can the Premier justify spending more taxpayers’ money to provide special resources to government members only? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have a supplementary question. The Premier did not say who provided the dates of birth. How can the Premier justify spending more taxpayers’ money to provide special resources to government members only? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I will have to get information about the last part of the question. I do not know the history of why different members of Parliament, clearly on party lines, seem to have different - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I will have to get information about the last part of the question. I do not know the history of why different members of Parliament, clearly on party lines, seem to have different - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
I will have to get information about the last part of the question. I do not know the history of why different members of Parliament, clearly on party lines, seem to have different - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I will have to get information about the last part of the question. I do not know the history of why different members of Parliament, clearly on party lines, seem to have different - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
I will have to get information about the last part of the question. I do not know the history of why different members of Parliament, clearly on party lines, seem to have different - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I do not know the history of why members of different parties have different electorate management systems. As this issue has not been raised in the 10 years I have been in this Parliament, I assume that it is not an issue that consumes very much time of the different parties; otherwise, I am sure that one of the parties - Labor, Liberal or National - would have raised it as an issue. It appears not to have been an issue. In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
In relation to the other question, the second part of the member’s original question said “including birth dates”. My response said that “information provided by the Western Australian Electoral Commission excludes birth dates”. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where they get the information from. Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
Dr J.M. Woollard interjected. The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : The member for Alfred Cove’s question is clearly over and I call her to order for the first time.
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