❓ Ms. Quirk questions the Police Minister's knowledge of the WA Police's performance, while Mr. Johnson defends the government's law and order stance and criticises a member. The Speaker intervenes to maintain order.
AnsweredQoN 689Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — RESOURCES FOR PROSECUTIONS
I have a supplementary question. How can the people of Western Australia accept the minister’s assurances about new legislation when he has not even read his own annual report for this year, which sets out the performance of WA Police? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I have a supplementary question. How can the people of Western Australia accept the minister’s assurances about new legislation when he has not even read his own annual report for this year, which sets out the performance of WA Police? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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Mr Speaker — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: Mr Speaker — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr Speaker — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: Mr Speaker — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr Speaker — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’d be the first police minister that hasn’t done that. Ask the member for Kalamunda — The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think that this government got elected on the serious issue of law and order because the people of Western Australia had more confidence in this government, in the Liberal Party—certainly, it was our commitment—to get tough on crime and tough on criminals. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : That is the number one reason that we got elected. Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member was one of the laziest ministers I have ever heard of! She would not even take calls from the media before nine o’clock in the morning! Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the second time today. Minister, do you have more than that? Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
Mr R.F. Johnson : That’s enough.
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