❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister for Emergency Services' role in implementing recommendations from the Keelty Report on the Roleystone-Kelmscott bushfires. The Minister's response is evasive, leading to a heated exchange about the Leader of the Opposition's use of Twitter.
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Roleystone–Kelmscott Bushfires — Keelty Report — Minister for Emergency Services
(1) Why, when asked yesterday in the other house about the implementation of Keelty report recommendations, did the minister refer the questions to the Premier? (2) What role, if any, will the Minister for Emergency Services actually play in the Fire and Emergency Services Authority reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
(1) Why, when asked yesterday in the other house about the implementation of Keelty report recommendations, did the minister refer the questions to the Premier? (2) What role, if any, will the Minister for Emergency Services actually play in the Fire and Emergency Services Authority reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
(2) What role, if any, will the Minister for Emergency Services actually play in the Fire and Emergency Services Authority reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
(1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
(2) What role, if any, will the Minister for Emergency Services actually play in the Fire and Emergency Services Authority reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question. (1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
(1)–(2) I think the first three questions were referred to the Premier because they come under the Premier’s authority. I do not have the questions in front of me; the Leader of the Opposition probably has, so if he wants to share them with us, he will see why. Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You can’t remember what you answered? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can. I remember that I answered that the first three questions were not questions that should have been directed to me. Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : No, they were direct questions about the detail of the implementation process and you couldn’t answer them. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition must be really hard up; I saw his Twitter this morning in which he pleaded with people outside this chamber to give him some questions today. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s democracy! That’s consultation by Twitter! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I was staggered! That is what the Leader of the Opposition does. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not one of my followers, are you? That’s horrifying! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am one of the observers. I like to see what the Leader of the Opposition is twittering about. This morning he sent out a plea to anybody who could come up with some questions that he could ask in this Parliament today. How pathetic! Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It’s called “democracy”! Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.H. Cook : That was the first question. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It must have been. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You should see the replies! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We do not always see the replies. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. Johnson : Now he is getting worried! Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I refer to standing order 78, Mr Speaker. The minister was asked about implementing FESA reforms following a bushfire that burnt down 71 houses and now he has segued into Twitter. Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. Johnson : He’s the biggest twitterer going! Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I ask that the minister be brought back to answer the question he was asked. The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
The SPEAKER : I am going to give the Minister for Emergency Services an opportunity to answer the question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have answered the first part of the question, which is the same as the first three parts of the question that was asked in the other place. The other ones that I do not have in front of me — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What role will you play in the FESA reform process? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will play a role alongside the implementation committee — Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What role? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not want to hear. I will play a role, I assure the Leader of the Opposition, and I will play a very important role.
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