❓ Opposition Leader Barnett asks Premier Gallop if meetings regarding Mr. Burkett's resignation took place in the Premier's office. Gallop initially deflects, then concedes they may have, defending the process as ensuring compliance with the Public Sector Management Act.
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As a supplementary question, did one or more of those meetings take place in the Premier’s office? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I will get the details of where those meetings occurred for the Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will get the details of where those meetings occurred for the Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
I will get the details of where those meetings occurred for the Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will get the details of where those meetings occurred for the Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
I will get the details of where those meetings occurred for the Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Did they take place in your office - yes or no? The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They may very well have taken place in my office. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The meetings were set up to ensure that the Public Sector Management Act of Western Australia was followed properly. That is the way we govern this State to make sure that we do things properly. If the Leader of the Opposition wants details - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: How dare the Leader of the Opposition raise matters of integrity on an issue such as this. How dare he raise such an issue when we know what his record is. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is most important that due process be followed. It was most important that the facts of the matter were made available. Meetings were organised to determine that, and then Mr Burkett resigned. There is no smell whatsoever associated with this. This is due process being followed. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands and the Leader of the National Party.
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