❓ Question regarding a prior statement made by the Minister for Justice concerning a prison escape and whether she will apologise in light of the Hooker report. The Minister deflects, accusing the opposition of misleading the House.
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In light of Mr Hooker’s findings, will the minister now also apologise for incorrectly blaming Supreme Court judges for an escape that they took action to prevent? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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What a nonsense. There was no incorrect assertion. The Hooker report states that an incorrect inference may have been made from something that I said. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: What a nonsense. There was no incorrect assertion. The Hooker report states that an incorrect inference may have been made from something that I said. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
What a nonsense. There was no incorrect assertion. The Hooker report states that an incorrect inference may have been made from something that I said. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: What a nonsense. There was no incorrect assertion. The Hooker report states that an incorrect inference may have been made from something that I said. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
What a nonsense. There was no incorrect assertion. The Hooker report states that an incorrect inference may have been made from something that I said. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: We should find out whether some people opposite are ready to apologise for some of the things they said immediately following the escape. Let us look at some of the claims they made. Let us look at what the Leader of the Opposition said. He said - The question must be asked: why were three civilian employees of the AIMS Corporation Pty Ltd left in charge of 11 dangerous criminals? The answer is that the Opposition when in government contracted them to do that job. The Leader of the Opposition’s then Government put them in charge. Those are the facts. Who signed the contract for them to do that? The previous Government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Nedlands and the member for Kingsley. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Why does the Leader of the Opposition not look at Hansard page 3664, where he will find the quote? The member for Kalgoorlie made other claims. He said that AIMS is not given information about whom it is carrying until the night before. That is wrong again. He should read the Hooker report. It is not the truth. The member for Kalgoorlie said that AIMS’ cell unlock procedures were correct. That is wrong again. They were not. He dismissed all the claims about key management. He was wrong again. Those members opposite came into this Chamber within days of the escape and told a whole lot of untruths, things that the Hooker report has proved to be wrong. They are the ones who have misled the House. I have reams of quotes by the member for Kalgoorlie in which he misled the House over and over again on this matter as he blindly took up the case of AIMS. The fact of the matter is that those opposite have absolutely no credibility whatsoever on this issue. They failed the people of Western Australia when they were in government and they continue to fail the people of Western Australia now by still not accounting for their actions.
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