❓ Premier Gallop evades the question about Liberal Party's legal advice on the Ningaloo marina resort development, instead attacking the opposition for not revealing the source of their advice and questioning its legitimacy.
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Will the Premier please advise the House whether he has received any further information on the status of the so-called legal advice being used by the Liberal Party to criticise the Government’s decision to reject a marina resort development on the Ningaloo coast? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I can report to the House that it is now 26 days since the Liberal Party state development spokesperson, Hon Norman Moore, first made reference in the Legislative Council to his unsourced legal advice. Let us remind ourselves of the issue. This issue is about a very important decision that the Government of Western Australia made on behalf of the people of Western Australia to ensure that the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Reef is properly protected for future generations. That is what this is all about. Hon Norman Moore has not revealed to the people of Western Australia the source of his so-called legal advice. I repeat the questions: who commissioned that legal advice, where did it come from and who paid for it? These are very important questions to which the people of Western Australia deserve an answer. The Government gave the honourable member plenty of time to answer the question. He would not answer it. We have had to ask the Leader of the Opposition where the legal advice came from. It has been interesting observing the comments by the various players in this matter. So far, we have had either deathly silence or very shifting excuses being delivered by all players on the other side of politics. Transcripts indicate that the developers at one point were reported as saying they provided the legal advice to the minister - then they said, no, that was not the case. The shadow minister in the upper House said that Hon Peter Foss was ruled out. The Leader of the Opposition then said he was satisfied that he did not have to intervene in the matter. I ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he knows where the so-called legal advice came from. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I can report to the House that it is now 26 days since the Liberal Party state development spokesperson, Hon Norman Moore, first made reference in the Legislative Council to his unsourced legal advice. Let us remind ourselves of the issue. This issue is about a very important decision that the Government of Western Australia made on behalf of the people of Western Australia to ensure that the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Reef is properly protected for future generations. That is what this is all about. Hon Norman Moore has not revealed to the people of Western Australia the source of his so-called legal advice. I repeat the questions: who commissioned that legal advice, where did it come from and who paid for it? These are very important questions to which the people of Western Australia deserve an answer. The Government gave the honourable member plenty of time to answer the question. He would not answer it. We have had to ask the Leader of the Opposition where the legal advice came from. It has been interesting observing the comments by the various players in this matter. So far, we have had either deathly silence or very shifting excuses being delivered by all players on the other side of politics. Transcripts indicate that the developers at one point were reported as saying they provided the legal advice to the minister - then they said, no, that was not the case. The shadow minister in the upper House said that Hon Peter Foss was ruled out. The Leader of the Opposition then said he was satisfied that he did not have to intervene in the matter. I ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he knows where the so-called legal advice came from. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
I can report to the House that it is now 26 days since the Liberal Party state development spokesperson, Hon Norman Moore, first made reference in the Legislative Council to his unsourced legal advice. Let us remind ourselves of the issue. This issue is about a very important decision that the Government of Western Australia made on behalf of the people of Western Australia to ensure that the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Reef is properly protected for future generations. That is what this is all about. Hon Norman Moore has not revealed to the people of Western Australia the source of his so-called legal advice. I repeat the questions: who commissioned that legal advice, where did it come from and who paid for it? These are very important questions to which the people of Western Australia deserve an answer. The Government gave the honourable member plenty of time to answer the question. He would not answer it. We have had to ask the Leader of the Opposition where the legal advice came from. It has been interesting observing the comments by the various players in this matter. So far, we have had either deathly silence or very shifting excuses being delivered by all players on the other side of politics. Transcripts indicate that the developers at one point were reported as saying they provided the legal advice to the minister - then they said, no, that was not the case. The shadow minister in the upper House said that Hon Peter Foss was ruled out. The Leader of the Opposition then said he was satisfied that he did not have to intervene in the matter. I ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he knows where the so-called legal advice came from. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I can report to the House that it is now 26 days since the Liberal Party state development spokesperson, Hon Norman Moore, first made reference in the Legislative Council to his unsourced legal advice. Let us remind ourselves of the issue. This issue is about a very important decision that the Government of Western Australia made on behalf of the people of Western Australia to ensure that the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Reef is properly protected for future generations. That is what this is all about. Hon Norman Moore has not revealed to the people of Western Australia the source of his so-called legal advice. I repeat the questions: who commissioned that legal advice, where did it come from and who paid for it? These are very important questions to which the people of Western Australia deserve an answer. The Government gave the honourable member plenty of time to answer the question. He would not answer it. We have had to ask the Leader of the Opposition where the legal advice came from. It has been interesting observing the comments by the various players in this matter. So far, we have had either deathly silence or very shifting excuses being delivered by all players on the other side of politics. Transcripts indicate that the developers at one point were reported as saying they provided the legal advice to the minister - then they said, no, that was not the case. The shadow minister in the upper House said that Hon Peter Foss was ruled out. The Leader of the Opposition then said he was satisfied that he did not have to intervene in the matter. I ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he knows where the so-called legal advice came from. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
I can report to the House that it is now 26 days since the Liberal Party state development spokesperson, Hon Norman Moore, first made reference in the Legislative Council to his unsourced legal advice. Let us remind ourselves of the issue. This issue is about a very important decision that the Government of Western Australia made on behalf of the people of Western Australia to ensure that the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Ningaloo Reef is properly protected for future generations. That is what this is all about. Hon Norman Moore has not revealed to the people of Western Australia the source of his so-called legal advice. I repeat the questions: who commissioned that legal advice, where did it come from and who paid for it? These are very important questions to which the people of Western Australia deserve an answer. The Government gave the honourable member plenty of time to answer the question. He would not answer it. We have had to ask the Leader of the Opposition where the legal advice came from. It has been interesting observing the comments by the various players in this matter. So far, we have had either deathly silence or very shifting excuses being delivered by all players on the other side of politics. Transcripts indicate that the developers at one point were reported as saying they provided the legal advice to the minister - then they said, no, that was not the case. The shadow minister in the upper House said that Hon Peter Foss was ruled out. The Leader of the Opposition then said he was satisfied that he did not have to intervene in the matter. I ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he knows where the so-called legal advice came from. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, no idea. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Obviously, the Leader of the Opposition has no intention of making sure that his shadow minister accepts his accountability responsibilities. Why is the Opposition running for cover on this issue? Either it has concocted the so-called legal advice and it is not really legal advice, or it is trying to hide something about where it came from and the vested interests it might be bringing into this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We have seen the Liberal Party in action in Parliament trying to undermine one of the most important environmental decisions made by the Government of Western Australia. When opposition members are asked to be accountable for their actions, they head for cover. Once more, we see that the Leader of the Opposition does not have the ability, capacity or will to bring to order his upper House colleague Hon Norman Moore. I suspect that he does not have the capacity to do so because we know that the relationship between the upper House Liberals and the lower House Liberals is not exactly the basis of good discussion and dialogue within the Liberal Party. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time.
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