❓ Hon Dr Brian Walker questions the Treasurer's stance on cannabis legalisation, highlighting a lack of assessment of his tabled economic report. The Treasurer responds that her office hadn't received the report directly.
AnsweredQoN 1334Legislative Council
Asked
24 October 2024
Member
Portfolio
minister representing the representing the Treasurer
QuestionView source ↗
MEDICAL CANNABIS —
LEGALISATION
1334. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
representing the Treasurer:
I thank the Treasurer for her
concise response to my question without notice 1292 of yesterday, highlighting
as it did the fact that her department has, for 12 months or more, opted not to
assess the validity or otherwise of the economic report that I tabled last
year. Although I am grateful for the trust that shows in my own working, I feel
forced to ask the following.
(1) What research
or advice has the government undertaken or received to lead it to the current
policy position that the minister reiterated yesterday on cannabis
legalisation?
(2) If the answer
to (1) is none, then are we to conclude that we are dealing with the
governmental equivalent of a truculent child who will not eat his or her greens
for no better reason that that they are convinced ahead of time that they will
not like the taste?
LEGALISATION
1334. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
representing the Treasurer:
I thank the Treasurer for her
concise response to my question without notice 1292 of yesterday, highlighting
as it did the fact that her department has, for 12 months or more, opted not to
assess the validity or otherwise of the economic report that I tabled last
year. Although I am grateful for the trust that shows in my own working, I feel
forced to ask the following.
(1) What research
or advice has the government undertaken or received to lead it to the current
policy position that the minister reiterated yesterday on cannabis
legalisation?
(2) If the answer
to (1) is none, then are we to conclude that we are dealing with the
governmental equivalent of a truculent child who will not eat his or her greens
for no better reason that that they are convinced ahead of time that they will
not like the taste?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. This answer has been provided by the Treasurer.
(1)–(2) To
be clear, the Treasurer's office had not received a copy of the
honourable member's report before being provided a hyperlink reference
in his question yesterday. If an honourable member wishes to bring something to
the specific attention of a minister, they should consider sending it to them.
some notice of the question. This answer has been provided by the Treasurer.
(1)–(2) To
be clear, the Treasurer's office had not received a copy of the
honourable member's report before being provided a hyperlink reference
in his question yesterday. If an honourable member wishes to bring something to
the specific attention of a minister, they should consider sending it to them.
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