❓ Ms Davies asks the Minister for Corrective Services about legal advice sought regarding comments made by Professor Fiona Stanley concerning Banksia Hill Detention Centre. The Minister confirms seeking advice through the Attorney General and State Solicitor's Office, funded by the state, and expresses offense at the comments.
AnsweredQoN 799Legislative Assembly
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BANKSIA HILL DETENTION
CENTRE — PREMIER'S MEETING —PROFESSOR FIONA STANLEY'S
COMMENTS
799. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question.
Just for clarity, is the minister seeking legal advice; and, if so, who is
paying for that legal advice?
CENTRE — PREMIER'S MEETING —PROFESSOR FIONA STANLEY'S
COMMENTS
799. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question.
Just for clarity, is the minister seeking legal advice; and, if so, who is
paying for that legal advice?
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I am a minister, so I have asked the
Attorney General to arrange a meeting between me and the State Solicitor's
Office. I would be happy to get private legal advice, but these comments were
not made about me in my personal capacity; they were made in my capacity as a minister.
I will be using exactly the same mechanism that was used by ministers when the
Leader of the Opposition was a minister. I have sought a meeting with the SSO,
through the Attorney General, which is entirely appropriate. I look forward to
whatever they say. It may be that there is no actionable comment by Dr Stanley—I
do not know; I am not a lawyer—but I am deeply, deeply offended by the
dishonest presentation in that piece, and I will expect an apology from Dr Stanley,
because I will not tolerate being verballed in a dishonest fashion like that.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members,
that concludes question time.
Attorney General to arrange a meeting between me and the State Solicitor's
Office. I would be happy to get private legal advice, but these comments were
not made about me in my personal capacity; they were made in my capacity as a minister.
I will be using exactly the same mechanism that was used by ministers when the
Leader of the Opposition was a minister. I have sought a meeting with the SSO,
through the Attorney General, which is entirely appropriate. I look forward to
whatever they say. It may be that there is no actionable comment by Dr Stanley—I
do not know; I am not a lawyer—but I am deeply, deeply offended by the
dishonest presentation in that piece, and I will expect an apology from Dr Stanley,
because I will not tolerate being verballed in a dishonest fashion like that.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Members,
that concludes question time.
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