❓ Shadow Minister Ripper questions Minister Johnson about the approval status of the upcoming road safety advertising campaign, particularly regarding Easter and budget cuts. Minister Johnson's response is evasive, leading to interruptions and a lack of clarity.
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ROAD SAFETY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
(1) With Easter just four weeks away, will the minister confirm that the government is yet to approve the multimillion-dollar road safety advertising campaigns schedule for the next 12 months? (2) Will road safety advertising be quarantined in the government’s 15 per cent advertising cut? (3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
(1) With Easter just four weeks away, will the minister confirm that the government is yet to approve the multimillion-dollar road safety advertising campaigns schedule for the next 12 months? (2) Will road safety advertising be quarantined in the government’s 15 per cent advertising cut? (3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(2) Will road safety advertising be quarantined in the government’s 15 per cent advertising cut? (3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(2) Will road safety advertising be quarantined in the government’s 15 per cent advertising cut? (3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(3) Will he dispel fears that the traditional Easter road safety campaign is at risk of being dramatically reduced? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I am delighted to give a response. (1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
(1)-(3) First of all, the Towards Zero strategy, which is a 12-year strategy, as the member may or may not be aware, has been formulated to try to ensure that we have a strategy in place for the next 12 years. It was started under the previous Labor government—I accept and acknowledge—by the previous Minister for Road Safety and previous Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It is probably the most widely consulted on road safety strategy in Western Australia for sure; maybe even Australia. I am delighted to tell the member that it is one this government and I have endorsed as a strategy that we will be implementing over that period of time, and — Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Forgive my impatience, minister, but I would be delighted if you would actually answer the questions that I asked. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Sorry, I thought that was the first part of the question. Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper: No! The question was: have you approved the advertising campaigns for the next 12 months? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That was further down. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The first question that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition was: has the government agreed and approved the road safety strategy? That is what the member asked. Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M. McGowan : Road safety advertising campaign. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will get to road safety advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Would you like me to read the question again? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, that is fine! Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members may or may not be aware, but a lot of the funding for road safety advertising comes from — Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Ms M.M. Quirk : The road trauma trust fund. The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — the road trauma trust fund. We do not dictate where and how it does its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Have you approved the advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Any advertising that has come to me, I have approved. Does that answer the question? Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Is your program for the next 12 months approved or not? Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Are you saying it hasn’t come to you for approval? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have so many things that come to me for approval! Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t seen the Easter campaign! Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I tell members that I will always approve advertising for road safety, providing I think it is appropriate — Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : A lot of adverts could be generic. At the moment — Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So you have not approved it yet? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I have approved any advertising that comes to me. I do not have to approve a lot of the road safety adverts that come from the road trauma trust fund, which has autonomy — Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Has the government approved it? Never mind what you have done; has the government signed off on the 12-month advertising campaign for road safety or has it not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not aware that the schedule for the 12-month road safety advertising campaign has actually come to us yet from the Office of Road Safety. Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : It is probably stuck in the Premier’s office — Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, it is not stuck anywhere. It would come to me as the Minister for Road Safety because the Office of Road Safety is part of my portfolio — Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M. McGowan : But you do not know? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am giving members an honest answer. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members that any request that has come to me for advertising for road safety would have been approved by me. I will find out and let members know by the end of the day, hopefully — Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That would be good! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : — whether or not there is an approval in process that is still to come to me about the next 12 months. That may not be the case as yet. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It might be the new financial year when I get a submission to approve advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Minister, perhaps we could go on to question (2), since you are struggling so much with question (1)! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am not struggling at all; I am giving the member an honest answer, which is more that he ever did when he was on this side of the house! I am probably more committed to road safety than anybody else in this house. I truly am, and the member knows the reasons why. I have had carriage of that strategy ever since it came to me. I think that when the Labor Party was in government the former minister would have probably approved it, endorsed it and all the rest of it, but unfortunately the previous Premier called the election about two hours after the previous Minister for Road Safety was handed the document. The former Labor government did nothing about it at all. It was languishing in the previous minister’s office until I picked it up! As soon as I became the Minister for Road Safety, I picked it up and I ran with it. The Liberal government has endorsed it. I will be tabling that document in Parliament next week, because although it has been on the website, I wanted it to be enshrined in the history of this state — Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What about the 15 per cent? Tell us about the 15 per cent; does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr M.J. Cowper : What 15 per cent? Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : The 15 per cent advertising cut. Does it apply to road safety advertising or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think if there was any move to do that, then they would have to apply to the road trauma trust fund because it is responsible. Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So it does not apply? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member should know. The road trauma trust fund — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am telling members! The road trauma trust fund has autonomy in its advertising. Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Your answer is, road safety advertising is quarantined? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : My answer is, I am more committed to road safety. What did the shadow Minister for Road Safety say when I flagged in the media that I would be looking to try to ensure that those people who are caught drinking over 0.08—quite a serious drink-driving offence—should have their licences temporarily suspended there and then? What was her response? She does not agree with it. She is quite happy—she obviously speaks on behalf of the Labor Party—that the day after somebody is caught driving at 0.08 and above — The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
The SPEAKER : I urge the minister to reach a conclusion to his answer. If members on this side want to ask some more questions today, I urge them to stop interjecting. On that basis, I will call the member for Midland. I urge the minister to reach a conclusion. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am on my last few words. I want to complete the sentence I started, if I may. The member for Girrawheen, who speaks on behalf of the Labor Party, is quite happy for people who have been caught drink-driving over 0.08 to drive their car the next day. I am totally opposed to that — Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : They are her words.
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