Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Premier regarding G2G pass requests, specifically those from Labor MPs, donors, and investigations into related allegations. The Premier's response refutes the claims and clarifies the process.

AnsweredQoN 733Legislative Council
Asked
30 August 2022
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier

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DEPUTY PREMIER —
G2G PASS APPLICATIONS
733. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the answer to question
without notice 475 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 11 August 2022.
(1) Noting that the Premier has specific details on
requests from opposition members of Parliament on G2G PASS processing,
how many requests have been made by Labor MPs and ministerial colleagues?
(2) Is the Premier aware of any request on the grounds
of the applicant being, or being connected to, a Labor Party donor or
supporter?
(3) Why has the
Premier refused to provide such information when requested to do so by media
outlets?
(4) Has the
Premier commenced, or is the Premier aware of, any investigation into the allegations
made by former Labor electorate officer Sanja Spasojevic regarding G2G passes?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
figures quoted by the Premier in the Legislative Assembly on 11 August 2022
were a snapshot of queries sent from opposition members to the current Minister
for Police over the past year. It was not an exhaustive list of inquiries that
were sent to ministers, to their offices, or directly to the WA Police Force
since the inception of the G2G system. The Premier is also advised that WA
police does not have a central system or list of inquiries received in relation
to G2G passes. As the Premier has stated on multiple occasions, the claims in
the member's question are totally and utterly incorrect. All matters
relating to G2G passes that were received by every member of Parliament, from
all political parties, were referred to WA police, which was responsible for
the management of G2G passes.

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