Ms. Walker (Opposition) requests the Attorney General provide a copy of the assessor's decision related to a Criminal Injuries Compensation appeal. The Attorney General initially states it's public, then agrees to inquire about providing it, amidst interjections and points of order.

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20 June 2006
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CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - APPEAL BY DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
As a supplementary question, can the Attorney General supply the opposition with a copy of the decision of the assessor on which the appeal is based? Mr J.A. McGinty : It is a public document. Ms S.E. WALKER : It is not normally. Will the Attorney General supply it to me? Mr M.P. Murray : Go and do your own research! Ms S.E. WALKER : Be quiet! The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY

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I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Mr J.A. McGinty : It is a public document. Ms S.E. WALKER : It is not normally. Will the Attorney General supply it to me? Mr M.P. Murray : Go and do your own research! Ms S.E. WALKER : Be quiet! The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Ms S.E. WALKER : It is not normally. Will the Attorney General supply it to me? Mr M.P. Murray : Go and do your own research! Ms S.E. WALKER : Be quiet! The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Mr M.P. Murray : Go and do your own research! Ms S.E. WALKER : Be quiet! The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Be quiet! The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Will the Attorney General supply it to the opposition? Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Mr M.P. Murray : That’s just downright laziness! The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
The SPEAKER : That may be the view of the member for Collie-Wellington and he may have an opportunity to put it, but now is not the time. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.
I defer to the views of the member for Collie-Wellington all the same. I will make inquiries and see whether that can be done. If it is possible, it will be made available to the member.

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