❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the Attorney General on the lack of progress on the Gender Reassignment Amendment Bill 2015. The Attorney General responds that scheduling the bill is the responsibility of the Leader of the House, considering government priorities and parliamentary debate.
AnsweredQoN 1178Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
GENDER
REASSIGNMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2015
1178. Hon
KATE DOUST to the Attorney General:
This week the Attorney General tabled the Gender Reassignment
Board of Western Australia annual report 2014–15. Page 3 refers to the
Gender Reassignment Amendment Bill 2015, which was read in on 18 March 2015.
Why has the Attorney General not made any effort to progress this bill since
that date?
REASSIGNMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2015
1178. Hon
KATE DOUST to the Attorney General:
This week the Attorney General tabled the Gender Reassignment
Board of Western Australia annual report 2014–15. Page 3 refers to the
Gender Reassignment Amendment Bill 2015, which was read in on 18 March 2015.
Why has the Attorney General not made any effort to progress this bill since
that date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
As the member will be well aware, the bill is on the notice
paper to be dealt with. When the bill achieves air time in the house is a
matter for the Leader of the House in consultation with other ministers and
having regard to the government's priorities.
Hon Kate Doust : Don't
you know you can go and ask him to put things on the notice paper?
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN : Sorry, I thought the member was after the answer to the question.
Hon Kate Doust : I
am, but I didn't want the Leader of the House to be blamed for
something you can't do.
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN : When it receives air time in the Parliament depends on a number of
matters, including whether there are time-sensitive pieces of legislation that
need to be moved through the house and, of course, just how much of the debate
is taken up by the opposition repeating the same arguments over and over again
in taking the opportunity to filibuster on any revenue bill that comes before
the house.
As the member will be well aware, the bill is on the notice
paper to be dealt with. When the bill achieves air time in the house is a
matter for the Leader of the House in consultation with other ministers and
having regard to the government's priorities.
Hon Kate Doust : Don't
you know you can go and ask him to put things on the notice paper?
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN : Sorry, I thought the member was after the answer to the question.
Hon Kate Doust : I
am, but I didn't want the Leader of the House to be blamed for
something you can't do.
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN : When it receives air time in the Parliament depends on a number of
matters, including whether there are time-sensitive pieces of legislation that
need to be moved through the house and, of course, just how much of the debate
is taken up by the opposition repeating the same arguments over and over again
in taking the opportunity to filibuster on any revenue bill that comes before
the house.
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