❓ Mr. Katsambanis questions the Premier about prior statements regarding a briefing note on a radio system replacement program and Huawei. The Premier deflects, accusing Mr. Katsambanis of scaremongering and misrepresenting information.
AnsweredQoN 28Legislative Assembly
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HUAWEI
28. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the Premier indicated he had seen the briefing note, why did —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! He is
asking a supplementary question and I want to hear it—so does the
Premier.
Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS : Given
that the Premier has just said he has seen the briefing note, why did he tell
the house on 14 and 15 August last year that he was unaware about the system
being described in the briefing note?
HUAWEI
28. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the Premier indicated he had seen the briefing note, why did —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! He is
asking a supplementary question and I want to hear it—so does the
Premier.
Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS : Given
that the Premier has just said he has seen the briefing note, why did he tell
the house on 14 and 15 August last year that he was unaware about the system
being described in the briefing note?
AnswerView source ↗
I just said to the member that he
gave me the briefing note before question time, so yes, it is in my hand. That
is what I said to the member. Then I said at the end of my answer that it is
not a signed briefing note so I cannot answer the member's question. It
is unlikely that the member for Hillarys will ever be the Premier, but the
Premier gets thousands and thousands of briefing notes every month. So the
member is clear, the briefing note itself does not identify any issues with the
radio system replacement program. I do not know whether the member gets that.
The member does not understand that automatic train control is a different
thing from the radio system replacement program. The member is trying to mix
two issues to scaremonger a campaign and then hide information from the media
in a briefing note he got under the freedom-of-information process. I personally
think that the member should be ashamed of himself.
gave me the briefing note before question time, so yes, it is in my hand. That
is what I said to the member. Then I said at the end of my answer that it is
not a signed briefing note so I cannot answer the member's question. It
is unlikely that the member for Hillarys will ever be the Premier, but the
Premier gets thousands and thousands of briefing notes every month. So the
member is clear, the briefing note itself does not identify any issues with the
radio system replacement program. I do not know whether the member gets that.
The member does not understand that automatic train control is a different
thing from the radio system replacement program. The member is trying to mix
two issues to scaremonger a campaign and then hide information from the media
in a briefing note he got under the freedom-of-information process. I personally
think that the member should be ashamed of himself.
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