❓ Mr. Buswell questions the Premier about a significant drop in investor satisfaction and perception of the Department of Industry and Resources. The Premier avoids directly answering, instead launching a personal attack on Mr. Buswell's credibility and past conduct, before vaguely addressing the department's workload.
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES - KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
I have to wake myself up after that! I refer to the key performance indicators reported in the Department of Industry and Resources annual report. (1) Why has investor satisfaction with the department’s resources development facilitation services plummeted from 84 per cent in 2001-02 to just 60 per cent today? (2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have to wake myself up after that! I refer to the key performance indicators reported in the Department of Industry and Resources annual report. (1) Why has investor satisfaction with the department’s resources development facilitation services plummeted from 84 per cent in 2001-02 to just 60 per cent today? (2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(1) Why has investor satisfaction with the department’s resources development facilitation services plummeted from 84 per cent in 2001-02 to just 60 per cent today? (2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(1) Why has investor satisfaction with the department’s resources development facilitation services plummeted from 84 per cent in 2001-02 to just 60 per cent today? (2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(2) Why has the perception of the department’s ability to encourage a climate conducive to ongoing resource development in Western Australia plummeted from 94 per cent to just 62 per cent today? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for some notice of this question. He is the member who sits in the car park of Parliament House and colludes. He is the would-be Leader of the Liberal Party who sits in the car park of Parliament House - Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : You told me I was going to jail! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : That is where the member should be. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? On what charge? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He colluded with the subject of a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation about the evidence he might give when questioned the following day, although, if one actually reads the transcript, the member initially denied that he had discussed the subject of the inquiry with Noel Crichton-Browne. Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Have you read the report? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have read the report. If it is correct, the report says that the member for Vasse should be given some credit for revealing to councillors in Busselton that he had been threatened by Noel Crichton-Browne - but he denied that he had been threatened. Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : It doesn’t say that. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member denied he had been threatened - so who has he lied to? What is the truth? In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
In relation to the Department of Industry and Resources and the Western Australian economy - Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : You have run out of steam on that one, haven’t you? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : No. There has never been a less credible person sitting in the Parliament. Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : Is that right? Where’s Norm? I did not go down there and lie. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Norm knew how to take instruction. When the issues were revealed, he did the right thing - unlike the member. Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Western Australia is going through an amazing period of economic growth. We are very well served by our public sector. One of the issues we confront in our public sector is that, because of the volume of material that is being presented for approval or processing, there are difficulties. That is true. Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr T. Buswell : “Dysfunction” is the term. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The sheer weight of evidence and statistics demonstrates that the Western Australian public sector, given the circumstances, is doing an excellent job. No government in Australia, and I include in that the incompetent federal government, is doing a better job in dealing with the volume of material and applications for approval. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order, when he stops speaking! I also call to order the member for Roe and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I contrast that performance with the performance of the state’s economy under the stewardship of the previous government when, in fact, the state’s economy was in decline. It is probably because of our performance that executives such as Don Voelte of Woodside are moved to make public statements congratulating the state government on its approvals process on the biggest single initial investment project ever undertaken in the nation, which went from zero to full approval within two years. That is unprecedented efficiency. Rather than the approach or attitude that appears to be taken by the member for Vasse, departments in the Western Australian government should be given credit for the enormous workload they are undertaking in the nation’s interest.
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