A WA parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the Aboriginal Lands Trust, specifically concerning its members and quorum requirements. The question went unanswered, leading to a heated exchange between Hon Derrick Tomlinson and Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich.

AnsweredQoN 1243Legislative Council
Asked
9 April 2002
Portfolio
Indigenous Affairs

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ABORIGINAL LANDS TRUST, MEMBERS AND QUORUMS 1243. Hon DERRICK TOMLINSON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Indigenous Affairs: (1) Who are the current members of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? (2) Are any of those members non-Aboriginal? (3) What number of members constitutes a quorum for meetings of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
ABORIGINAL LANDS TRUST, MEMBERS AND QUORUMS
(1) Who are the current members of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? (2) Are any of those members non-Aboriginal? (3) What number of members constitutes a quorum for meetings of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
(2) Are any of those members non-Aboriginal? (3) What number of members constitutes a quorum for meetings of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
(3) What number of members constitutes a quorum for meetings of the Aboriginal Lands Trust? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
I advise the House on behalf of the relevant parliamentary secretary that I do not have a response to that question. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You really are hopeless. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: It is not my fault. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: You cannot even represent Hon Graham Giffard. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich: I will not tolerate this. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.
The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary, whether present or not, will come to order.

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