❓ Question regarding the Minister's representation of the Premier at a local government forum and whether the Premier approved the Minister's speech. The Minister's answer is evasive, stating he doesn't know if the Premier saw the speech.
AnsweredQoN 12Legislative Council
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I refer to the local government forum held yesterday in Broome and attended by the minister, and ask - (1) Was the minister representing the Premier at the forum? (2) Did the Premier approve the speech provided to the minister? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(1) Was the minister representing the Premier at the forum? (2) Did the Premier approve the speech provided to the minister? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(2) Did the Premier approve the speech provided to the minister? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(1) Was the minister representing the Premier at the forum? (2) Did the Premier approve the speech provided to the minister? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(2) Did the Premier approve the speech provided to the minister? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
(1)-(2) I was invited to that conference in two capacities - in my own capacity and, subsequently, in the absence of the Premier, to represent the Premier. I have no idea whether the speech that was prepared for me had been anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it had. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
The PRESIDENT: I do not think the Minister for the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne needs any help. He is doing pretty well at this stage. Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I would be surprised if it had, because it contained such flattering references in its draft to the policy of the previous Government, which I would not have thought would have attracted his support. Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon N.F. Moore: Are you saying that the Premier gave you the speech to deliver without even looking at it? Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: I did not say that happened at all. I said I had no idea whether the speech went anywhere near the Premier. I would be surprised if it did go near the Premier because it contained such flattering references to the failed policies of the previous Government.
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