❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Housing regarding a statement by the Member for Jandakot about public housing eligibility. The Minister avoids directly agreeing or disagreeing, focusing on antisocial behaviour and government initiatives.
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PUBLIC HOUSING — COMMENTS BY MEMBER FOR JANDAKOT
I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
(2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
(1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Albany! The member may want to have a conversation with somebody from his side of the house or with somebody from the other side of the house. I suggest he do it outside this place and not during question time. I formally call member for Albany for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will start again. I draw the minister’s attention to a statement made by the member for Jandakot and printed on page 1 of a suburban newspaper, and I quote — … Government housing should be for people who have extraordinary circumstances like a disability or for the elderly but should not be for people who could not be bothered getting a job. (1) Does the minister agree with the statement made by the member for Jandakot that public housing should only be for the aged and disabled? (2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
(2) Is the statement made by the member for Jandakot reflective of the Liberal-National government’s approach to Homeswest residents who find themselves unemployed? Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
I thank the former minister for his question. (1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
(1)-(2) I think we need to understand and to put the comments made by the member for Jandakot into context. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I can only tell members about the correspondence that I have received from the member for Jandakot, who is doing what any local member would do. In fact, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of members of Parliament. In fact, I get too much correspondence from too many members of Parliament about this issue. This is a very serious issue; namely, that of antisocial behaviour by people in housing owned by the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I have received a large volume of correspondence from members. I have had significant correspondence from the member for Jandakot. He is frustrated, as I am frustrated, as are the constituents on whose behalf he is making representations to me are frustrated, about the apparent inability of the state to exercise effective control over the behaviour of some tenants in properties under the control of Homeswest. That is the situation, and it is a very, very challenging issue for the government. I have let the member for Jandakot know that the government has introduced antisocial behaviour intervention teams, which, as I understand, are now being trialled in the south east metropolitan area. The government’s strategy is for these intervention teams to proactively engage with problem tenants very early on in the process. I think the government has an obligation — Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Why don’t you just say that statement is not government policy? Why don’t you just do that? Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : When the Leader of the Opposition gets back over on this side, he can answer the questions. I am here; I will answer. Okay? I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
I think the government has an obligation to help tenants understand their obligations and to provide them with the skills they need to be good tenants and good neighbours. That is what the antisocial behaviour intervention team does. Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Several members interjected. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will tell members that I reckon that tenancy in a public house comes with mutual obligations. I can give members a long list of examples in which people thumbed their noses — Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr P. Papalia : Just tell him he should not have said it. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Warnbro! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : No, I am not going to tell him that, because he has raised a very, very important issue. We will be taking more action in this space to protect people in our communities from inappropriate behaviour by people in Homeswest homes. I make absolutely no apology for that, and I make absolutely no apology for the member for Jandakot standing up for constituents in his electorate.
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