❓ Mr Quigley questions conflicting statements from the Minister for Police and the Attorney General regarding CCTV in cells during the Kevin Spratt incident. The Minister deflects, questioning Mr Quigley's motives and representation.
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TASER USE — KEVIN SPRATT INCIDENT — CCTV CAMERAS
I refer to the Attorney General’s answer on 14 October regarding the CCTV camera observation of Mr Spratt in a padded cell by corrective services officers prior to the forced extraction of Mr Spratt, and I quote — … they started observing by way of CCTV at 2.30 pm. After the observation they opened the … door. In light of this, why did the minister answer in the Legislative Council yesterday that no individual cells are recorded for privacy reasons; the padded cell and strip-search area do not have cameras. Who is telling the Parliament the truth—the Minister for Police or the Attorney General? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I refer to the Attorney General’s answer on 14 October regarding the CCTV camera observation of Mr Spratt in a padded cell by corrective services officers prior to the forced extraction of Mr Spratt, and I quote — … they started observing by way of CCTV at 2.30 pm. After the observation they opened the … door. In light of this, why did the minister answer in the Legislative Council yesterday that no individual cells are recorded for privacy reasons; the padded cell and strip-search area do not have cameras. Who is telling the Parliament the truth—the Minister for Police or the Attorney General? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I always answer questions truthfully. The member may not like the answer, but I always answer truthfully. I think that what I said was that there was no video CCTV coverage in cells. I think that is the case, particularly in the padded cell. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I always answer questions truthfully. The member may not like the answer, but I always answer truthfully. I think that what I said was that there was no video CCTV coverage in cells. I think that is the case, particularly in the padded cell. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
I always answer questions truthfully. The member may not like the answer, but I always answer truthfully. I think that what I said was that there was no video CCTV coverage in cells. I think that is the case, particularly in the padded cell. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I always answer questions truthfully. The member may not like the answer, but I always answer truthfully. I think that what I said was that there was no video CCTV coverage in cells. I think that is the case, particularly in the padded cell. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
I always answer questions truthfully. The member may not like the answer, but I always answer truthfully. I think that what I said was that there was no video CCTV coverage in cells. I think that is the case, particularly in the padded cell. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You said that the padded cell and the strip-search area did not have cameras; that is what you said. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I said that, what I should have said is that they are not recorded; they are not part of the recording. I believe they have some observation, but I will double-check that. I am simply repeating what I have been told by the police. It is an interesting fact, is it not, that the member keeps talking about a secret video hidden by the police? He says that, but has no evidence whatsoever of that. In fact, one can draw some very strong conclusions as to why the member for Mindarie is saying these things. Is he actually acting on behalf of Mr Spratt? Is he giving him legal advice? Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Is this part of your answer? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think it is very relevant because it is very important that every member in this house is truthful and that everyone gives truthful answers. I would like to know whether the member is representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters that contained Mr Spratt’s electronic signatures? Is that the case? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. I will observe that only one person in this place has asked a question. I advise members that it is the member for Mindarie who has asked a question of the Minister for Police, and I asked the Minister for Police to provide the answer. I do not want to hear interjections from any other member; it is not their question—it is the member for Mindarie’s question. Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Under which standing order can a member ask a question of someone who is not a minister or who is not responsible for a bill? I would appreciate it if you could therefore tell the house why you have accepted a question for the member for Mindarie. The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : With respect, member, I have simply given the question to the member for Mindarie. If the police minister wishes to engage with members on his side or the other side of this place, it is entirely his opportunity to do so during question time. The Minister for Police has the call. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I find it interesting that the member asks these questions. I must be honest; I am getting a persecution complex, particularly from the member for Mindarie. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I do not for one minute think that the member for Girrawheen is forlorn. Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Ms M.M. Quirk : I am not! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am looking forward to her returning to her normal post as the shadow police minister. I really am. Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Answer the questions accurately in future; don’t mislead the house. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will answer the question. Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Give an accurate answer. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That answer may well be accurate, but I will look into it to make sure. Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It is an important issue; you should give an accurate answer. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course it is an important issue. Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You should be especially careful. The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I can only give the information in relation to the mechanics of the Perth watch-house as I am — Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Who is telling the truth—you or the Attorney General? Was there a camera there or not? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Why does the member for Mindarie not answer a question for once? Why does he not tell the truth? Is he representing Mr Spratt? Is he the author of the letters? Are they being done on his parliamentary computer? Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What is the situation? When is the minister going to say whether there is a camera there or not? Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Answer the question: was there a camera there or not? The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, minister. Leader of the Opposition, I formally call you for the first time. Member for Mindarie, as I mentioned earlier to the member for Cockburn, I will give you a supplementary question. Continued interjection will not help the process in front of us at the moment. Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, the minister asked questions across the chamber of the member for Mindarie and now he is not allowed to interject. Surely the minister is required to answer the questions that are asked of him and not to ask questions across the Parliament; otherwise, the whole place goes into hysteria. The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Member for Rockingham, there is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I very often prefix my answer with the words “I am advised that”, and I may well have done that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will just say that I know the Attorney General would always answer questions truthfully on the basis of the advice he has been provided. Absolutely! I will always do the same. I would never mislead this house—not intentionally. If I am given information that is not absolutely accurate, I would come back and inform the house. However, I will find out the exact answer for the member in relation to the CCTV coverage in those cells. As far as I am aware, the information that I have is that there is CCTV coverage, but that it is not recorded in the cells and the padded cell; it is recorded only in the—what is it called?—the sally port and the reception area. Others are covered by CCTV, but they are not recorded.
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