Hon. Ravlich asks for assurance that the South Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will not be closed or have staff reduced. Hon. Morton denies any knowledge of such plans and accuses Ravlich of fabricating the issue.

AnsweredQoN 412Legislative Council
Asked
26 May 2011
Portfolio
Mental Health

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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM
Will the minister give an assurance that the south community emergency response team will not be closed or, indeed, have its staff reduced given the importance of this service to people with chronic mental illness? Hon HELEN MORTON

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I have no idea where the member has got that from. I have not heard anything at all about CERT being closed. It is obviously something she has dreamt up for a little bit of fun. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich interjected . The PRESIDENT : Order! I have invited Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich before to look at standing order 116. I suggest she do that. Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I have no idea where the member has got that from. I have not heard anything at all about CERT being closed. It is obviously something she has dreamt up for a little bit of fun. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich interjected . The PRESIDENT : Order! I have invited Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich before to look at standing order 116. I suggest she do that. Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.
I have no idea where the member has got that from. I have not heard anything at all about CERT being closed. It is obviously something she has dreamt up for a little bit of fun. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich interjected . The PRESIDENT : Order! I have invited Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich before to look at standing order 116. I suggest she do that. Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich interjected . The PRESIDENT : Order! I have invited Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich before to look at standing order 116. I suggest she do that. Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.
The PRESIDENT : Order! I have invited Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich before to look at standing order 116. I suggest she do that. Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.
Hon HELEN MORTON : I want to make it absolutely clear that at no time in the entire time I have been either parliamentary secretary or a minister have I heard of anything at all about the reduction, closure or anything else to do with the CERT team. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich has obviously dreamt this up for a little bit of fun to try to get something out of it—God only knows what. I can assure her that nothing with any semblance of what she is talking about is based on reality.

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