❓ The Premier deflects the question about tabling the Gold Corporation review, highlighting the previous government's inaction and emphasizing the current government's efforts to address the issues and investing $34 million to fix it. The Premier accuses the opposition of calling for unnecessary royal commissions.
AnsweredQoN 127Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
GOLD CORPORATION — REVIEW
127. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the Premier commit to obtaining and tabling that review in full to start
rebuilding public trust in the governance of Gold Corporation?
127. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the Premier commit to obtaining and tabling that review in full to start
rebuilding public trust in the governance of Gold Corporation?
AnswerView source ↗
The governance issues of Gold
Corporation were brought to attention because Gold Corporation brought them to attention. They had existed for years during the
entire term of the previous government—the entire term—and
nothing was done. When they came to attention, we put in place processes
to repair them. That is what occurred.
The
member is calling for a royal commission into this matter. What would that
royal commission look at? It would look at a government that took action
to fix some of the compliance issues, which I understand, certainly in the case
of the US model code, have not caused any loss or damage to anyone. In the case
of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre inquiry, the systems
and processes do not accord with the expectations of the laws put in place in
2006, but it has been brought to attention and we are investing $34 million to
fix it. During the eight and a half years of
the previous government, members opposite did nothing on it. If there were the
royal commission that the opposition is calling for, what would it look
at? It would look at a government that is fixing it versus a government that
did nothing. That is what would be apparent and plain in one of the opposition's
five royal commission calls. That includes, as the Minister for Transport
outlined, a royal commission into floods. Floods have been around for a while. They have occurred for the entirety of my
lifetime. I remember them. Someone might say it goes back to the ark, or
maybe even before! Maybe members opposite want a royal commission into that. They go out there and cry wolf at everything—floods
and our COVID performance. They say we have to have a royal commission
into that. We are having an inquiry into that. An ex–Liberal health
minister is on that inquiry. That is how accountable we are. An ex–Liberal
health minister is inquiring into our COVID performance, yet members opposite
call for a royal commission into it. We had the best health and economic
outcomes in the entire world— bar
none. Out of eight billion people, Western Australia, with 2.7 million people,
came out on top. Members opposite have called for a royal commission
into it. Maybe they need to be a bit sensible in what they call for.
Corporation were brought to attention because Gold Corporation brought them to attention. They had existed for years during the
entire term of the previous government—the entire term—and
nothing was done. When they came to attention, we put in place processes
to repair them. That is what occurred.
The
member is calling for a royal commission into this matter. What would that
royal commission look at? It would look at a government that took action
to fix some of the compliance issues, which I understand, certainly in the case
of the US model code, have not caused any loss or damage to anyone. In the case
of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre inquiry, the systems
and processes do not accord with the expectations of the laws put in place in
2006, but it has been brought to attention and we are investing $34 million to
fix it. During the eight and a half years of
the previous government, members opposite did nothing on it. If there were the
royal commission that the opposition is calling for, what would it look
at? It would look at a government that is fixing it versus a government that
did nothing. That is what would be apparent and plain in one of the opposition's
five royal commission calls. That includes, as the Minister for Transport
outlined, a royal commission into floods. Floods have been around for a while. They have occurred for the entirety of my
lifetime. I remember them. Someone might say it goes back to the ark, or
maybe even before! Maybe members opposite want a royal commission into that. They go out there and cry wolf at everything—floods
and our COVID performance. They say we have to have a royal commission
into that. We are having an inquiry into that. An ex–Liberal health
minister is on that inquiry. That is how accountable we are. An ex–Liberal
health minister is inquiring into our COVID performance, yet members opposite
call for a royal commission into it. We had the best health and economic
outcomes in the entire world— bar
none. Out of eight billion people, Western Australia, with 2.7 million people,
came out on top. Members opposite have called for a royal commission
into it. Maybe they need to be a bit sensible in what they call for.
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