❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier about instances where his promised 'gold standard of transparency' wasn't applied, referencing a WAtoday report. The Premier deflects, citing legal constraints due to the Clive Palmer defamation case and defending the confidentiality surrounding legislation to counter Palmer's $30 billion claim.
AnsweredQoN 115Legislative Assembly
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PREMIER'S COMMENTS — GOLD-STANDARD
TRANSPARENCY
115. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
There
he is. I refer to the reports by WAtoday on 9 March that quoted the Premier as
saying that his gold standard of transparency does not apply to every single
thing that he does. Can the Premier explain to the Parliament what issues he
has dealt with and decisions he has made without applying the gold standard of
transparency that he promised?
The SPEAKER : I can see the
Premier.
TRANSPARENCY
115. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
There
he is. I refer to the reports by WAtoday on 9 March that quoted the Premier as
saying that his gold standard of transparency does not apply to every single
thing that he does. Can the Premier explain to the Parliament what issues he
has dealt with and decisions he has made without applying the gold standard of
transparency that he promised?
The SPEAKER : I can see the
Premier.
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Speaker, can you hear me?
The SPEAKER : Yes, I can.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Thank you.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, I think that article referred to some evidence I provided in the court case in Sydney last
week in relation to the matters surrounding the defamation action launched against me by Mr Clive Palmer, so I have to be very cautious and careful in
what I say about that and I will not comment
directly on that. What I will say, on a broader issue, is that the member might
recall that in 2020, we brought legislation to Parliament to deal with a
$30 billion claim by Mr Clive Palmer against the state of Western Australia.
That amount is the equivalent of the entire state budget and would have
devastated the state's finances for generations. We obviously took
action in relation to that, as the member would be aware as he was in
Parliament. The action we took was confidential as we prepared and undertook
the process of bringing in that legislation. As I said last week, and I will
say it again now, that was required in order to save the state. I think the
evidence is there that we did the right thing.
The SPEAKER : Yes, I can.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Thank you.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, I think that article referred to some evidence I provided in the court case in Sydney last
week in relation to the matters surrounding the defamation action launched against me by Mr Clive Palmer, so I have to be very cautious and careful in
what I say about that and I will not comment
directly on that. What I will say, on a broader issue, is that the member might
recall that in 2020, we brought legislation to Parliament to deal with a
$30 billion claim by Mr Clive Palmer against the state of Western Australia.
That amount is the equivalent of the entire state budget and would have
devastated the state's finances for generations. We obviously took
action in relation to that, as the member would be aware as he was in
Parliament. The action we took was confidential as we prepared and undertook
the process of bringing in that legislation. As I said last week, and I will
say it again now, that was required in order to save the state. I think the
evidence is there that we did the right thing.
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