❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Police regarding police resignations and his support for officers. The Minister deflects, accusing her party of undermining police safety by opposing a ban on high-powered firearms.
AnsweredQoN 54Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — RESIGNATIONS
54. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
What responsibility does the minister take for his failure to better support our
police and stop this exodus of those leaving?
54. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
What responsibility does the minister take for his failure to better support our
police and stop this exodus of those leaving?
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Member, I do not think there is
anyone who would accuse me of not advocating for Western Australian police officers. There are probably a few of your members
of Parliament, like the member—what is Hon Ian Goodenough's seat?
Ms M.M. Quirk : Moore!
Mr P. PAPALIA : I refer to the
member for Moore in the federal Parliament. I understand that he is not very
happy with me about banning very high powered firearms that the Western Australia
Police Force requested that we ban because of the threat that they represent
directly to police officers. Do you support the federal member for Moore's
attack on me and claim that those firearms do not represent a threat to police,
who asked me to ban them?
Ms L. Mettam : He's
not in our team.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Mr P. PAPALIA : You are the
Leader of the Liberal Party in Western Australia. Does he represent your view
with respect to the threat of very high powered firearms to police officers?
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Police, I will remind you that this was a supplementary question, and I am
hopeful of a shorter, sharper answer.
Mr P. PAPALIA : Thank you,
Speaker.
I will take it that the Leader of
the Liberal Party supports the federal member for Moore and his outrageous
attack on the Western Australia Police Force
and his willingness to back people who are in possession of very high powered firearms that represent a direct threat to police—firearms that they
have asked me to remove from the streets.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
anyone who would accuse me of not advocating for Western Australian police officers. There are probably a few of your members
of Parliament, like the member—what is Hon Ian Goodenough's seat?
Ms M.M. Quirk : Moore!
Mr P. PAPALIA : I refer to the
member for Moore in the federal Parliament. I understand that he is not very
happy with me about banning very high powered firearms that the Western Australia
Police Force requested that we ban because of the threat that they represent
directly to police officers. Do you support the federal member for Moore's
attack on me and claim that those firearms do not represent a threat to police,
who asked me to ban them?
Ms L. Mettam : He's
not in our team.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
Mr P. PAPALIA : You are the
Leader of the Liberal Party in Western Australia. Does he represent your view
with respect to the threat of very high powered firearms to police officers?
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Police, I will remind you that this was a supplementary question, and I am
hopeful of a shorter, sharper answer.
Mr P. PAPALIA : Thank you,
Speaker.
I will take it that the Leader of
the Liberal Party supports the federal member for Moore and his outrageous
attack on the Western Australia Police Force
and his willingness to back people who are in possession of very high powered firearms that represent a direct threat to police—firearms that they
have asked me to remove from the streets.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please,
members!
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