❓ Question regarding delaying teacher deregistration decisions by the Western Australian College of Teaching (WACOT) until after teacher representatives are elected to the board. The Minister accuses the opposition of hypocrisy and political opportunism.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF TEACHING - TEACHER DEREGISTRATION
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister consider delaying any action to terminate these contracts until after the election of teacher representatives to the Western Australian College of Teaching board? Mr M. McGOWAN
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister consider delaying any action to terminate these contracts until after the election of teacher representatives to the Western Australian College of Teaching board? Mr M. McGOWAN
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The member does not understand the history of this event. He does not listen to a single thing that he is advised. The WACOT board is considering these matters. I am sure that commonsense will prevail in relation to these issues, and I am sure that teachers will see their obligations in this matter. When the bill was discussed in the Parliament, the whole tenor of the opposition’s debate was that there should not be ministerial intervention. I can pull out the quotes, if members opposite would like me to. The whole tenor of their debate, everything they had to say on this issue, was that there should not be ministerial intervention in relation to this. Now they have flipped, as usual. They flip a few weeks later. Their normal way of approaching anything in public life is to flip and flop and then flip back again according to where they think they might get a headline.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: The member does not understand the history of this event. He does not listen to a single thing that he is advised. The WACOT board is considering these matters. I am sure that commonsense will prevail in relation to these issues, and I am sure that teachers will see their obligations in this matter. When the bill was discussed in the Parliament, the whole tenor of the opposition’s debate was that there should not be ministerial intervention. I can pull out the quotes, if members opposite would like me to. The whole tenor of their debate, everything they had to say on this issue, was that there should not be ministerial intervention in relation to this. Now they have flipped, as usual. They flip a few weeks later. Their normal way of approaching anything in public life is to flip and flop and then flip back again according to where they think they might get a headline.
The member does not understand the history of this event. He does not listen to a single thing that he is advised. The WACOT board is considering these matters. I am sure that commonsense will prevail in relation to these issues, and I am sure that teachers will see their obligations in this matter. When the bill was discussed in the Parliament, the whole tenor of the opposition’s debate was that there should not be ministerial intervention. I can pull out the quotes, if members opposite would like me to. The whole tenor of their debate, everything they had to say on this issue, was that there should not be ministerial intervention in relation to this. Now they have flipped, as usual. They flip a few weeks later. Their normal way of approaching anything in public life is to flip and flop and then flip back again according to where they think they might get a headline.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: The member does not understand the history of this event. He does not listen to a single thing that he is advised. The WACOT board is considering these matters. I am sure that commonsense will prevail in relation to these issues, and I am sure that teachers will see their obligations in this matter. When the bill was discussed in the Parliament, the whole tenor of the opposition’s debate was that there should not be ministerial intervention. I can pull out the quotes, if members opposite would like me to. The whole tenor of their debate, everything they had to say on this issue, was that there should not be ministerial intervention in relation to this. Now they have flipped, as usual. They flip a few weeks later. Their normal way of approaching anything in public life is to flip and flop and then flip back again according to where they think they might get a headline.
The member does not understand the history of this event. He does not listen to a single thing that he is advised. The WACOT board is considering these matters. I am sure that commonsense will prevail in relation to these issues, and I am sure that teachers will see their obligations in this matter. When the bill was discussed in the Parliament, the whole tenor of the opposition’s debate was that there should not be ministerial intervention. I can pull out the quotes, if members opposite would like me to. The whole tenor of their debate, everything they had to say on this issue, was that there should not be ministerial intervention in relation to this. Now they have flipped, as usual. They flip a few weeks later. Their normal way of approaching anything in public life is to flip and flop and then flip back again according to where they think they might get a headline.
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