❓ Mr. Watson raises concerns about a constituent's difficulty obtaining information regarding a police clearance for an F-class license, highlighting the challenges faced by regional residents. Mr. Buswell responds, outlining steps taken to assist and emphasizing the importance of proper procedures for licensing, regardless of location.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT — POLICE CLEARANCES
I have a supplementary question. As a country member, the minister would realise how hard it is for people in regional areas. This person has been ringing the department and has not had any answers. Today we get an answer that he has the wrong form. Why was he not told this three weeks ago? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
I have a supplementary question. As a country member, the minister would realise how hard it is for people in regional areas. This person has been ringing the department and has not had any answers. Today we get an answer that he has the wrong form. Why was he not told this three weeks ago? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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The member for Albany wrote me a letter three weeks ago, which we are responding to; the member will get that. The member has my verbal response now. Yesterday I gave the member the name of a person to contact on behalf of his constituent. For some reason, the member got the Leader of the Opposition’s office to call. Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: The member for Albany wrote me a letter three weeks ago, which we are responding to; the member will get that. The member has my verbal response now. Yesterday I gave the member the name of a person to contact on behalf of his constituent. For some reason, the member got the Leader of the Opposition’s office to call. Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
The member for Albany wrote me a letter three weeks ago, which we are responding to; the member will get that. The member has my verbal response now. Yesterday I gave the member the name of a person to contact on behalf of his constituent. For some reason, the member got the Leader of the Opposition’s office to call. Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: The member for Albany wrote me a letter three weeks ago, which we are responding to; the member will get that. The member has my verbal response now. Yesterday I gave the member the name of a person to contact on behalf of his constituent. For some reason, the member got the Leader of the Opposition’s office to call. Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
The member for Albany wrote me a letter three weeks ago, which we are responding to; the member will get that. The member has my verbal response now. Yesterday I gave the member the name of a person to contact on behalf of his constituent. For some reason, the member got the Leader of the Opposition’s office to call. Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr P.B. Watson : We rang. The Leader of the Opposition rang because he did not reply to us. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : We are happy to help the member’s constituent. All the member has to do is pick up the phone, call the person whose name I gave yesterday and we will see what we can do. It does not matter whether people live in regional Western Australia or in the city; we still have to make sure that they go through a proper process when they apply for a licence or an amendment to a licence. The case in point relates to an F-class licence. The holder of an F-class licence carries people around in the back of a bus. I also referred to taxi licences. It is important that these people are dealt with appropriately to ensure that we do not have cases of identity fraud and driver’s licence fraud occurring. If we did, I would be on my feet in this place for a lot longer than this trying to explain it. Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr P.B. Watson : You’re a bad country member. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : This has nothing to do with whether people live in the country or in the city; it is a generic system that applies right across the state.
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