❓ The Minister for Police addresses concerns about the financial implications of impounding vehicles from unlicensed drivers, highlighting the previous government's lack of funding for the initiative and reaffirming the current government's commitment to road safety.
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ROAD TRAFFIC ACT AMENDMENTS
The government is set to introduce some of the toughest antihoon laws in the country. In the meantime will the minister outline the changes to offences in the Road Traffic Act relating to a driver’s licence and the impact these changes have had? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
The government is set to introduce some of the toughest antihoon laws in the country. In the meantime will the minister outline the changes to offences in the Road Traffic Act relating to a driver’s licence and the impact these changes have had? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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Mr Speaker — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: Mr Speaker — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr Speaker — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: Mr Speaker — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr Speaker — An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
An opposition member interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : He does not know anything; that is his trouble! For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
For the benefit of the house I will give the latest figures that relate to the power to impound a vehicle for an offence relating to a driver’s licence—namely driving while under suspension—which came into effect on 1 July this year. As at 6 August this year 1 158 vehicles had been impounded. Out of the 266 vehicles eligible for release, 144 vehicles—or 55 per cent—have not been collected. It concerns me to some extent that Western Australia Police now tell me that half the number of vehicles that have not been collected, and that it appears will not be collected, are in the view of the police of enough value to be sold to cover the costs of towing and impoundment. Unfortunately, the other half are of very little value and some will in fact cost the police service some money because the police must pay the towing and impounding costs on those vehicles that have not been collected. Of course, someone who has run up a bill of $900 is unlikely ultimately to collect the vehicle and will just leave it with the police. That does leave us with a problem. I can say that I actually support the antihoon legislation; I always have done. However, the problem we face is that the previous government had no funding whatsoever in its forward estimates for this eventuality. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The previous government had no planning whatsoever. Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr F.M. Logan : You could set up a second-hand car yard! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If I did, my friend the member for Cockburn would be the top salesman, because he matches the description! Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I just wonder whether the former Minister for Police included in his cabinet submission any funding allocation that was necessary for these vehicles—which were identified at that time, I am told—or whether there was a funding allocation and the previous government took it out. Who knows? If there was an allocation and it was taken out, it is a bit of a surprise to some people today that there is no funding whatsoever in those forward estimates. It is a very interesting scenario. I would be very interested to know from the previous government whether the scenario I have related is true; that is, funding implications were highlighted but they were not put in the cabinet submission because it was close to the death knell of the previous government’s time in government. The previous government probably said, “We’ll talk tough on crime, we’ll talk tough on antihoon laws and we’ll talk tough on unlicensed drivers, but we won’t implement them until 1 July next year. Then if we are lucky enough to gain government again, we will try to address them; if not, we will leave them to the other side.” That, therefore, is the sort of problem we face. However, we will do the planning and we will cover those costs. It is so important that that legislation — Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : —which goes hand in hand with — Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat, minister. Member for Mindarie! Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : I formally call the member for Mindarie to order for the first time. Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Yes, sir. The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
The SPEAKER : If you continue in that particular manner, I will call him to order for a third time. You have been called formally for the second time. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will conclude my remarks. I want to make it quite clear that we will ensure that those vehicles remain off the road. People who drive while under suspension have usually been given a court order because they have previously been caught for either drink-driving, driving recklessly, dangerous driving or having earned too many demerit points to keep a valid licence. They represent 20 per cent of the drivers involved in fatal and serious crashes throughout our state. We will deal with those people who thumb their nose at the law, at this Parliament and the legislation that we put through. If we cannot stop them from getting behind the wheel, we will take away their vehicle for 28 days. I hope that with the toughest hoon law legislation — Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr P. Papalia : What did you say? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Warnbro is a leader in waiting. He does not need to say too much at the moment. I hope that members of the opposition will act as tough as they tried to sound when they were in government and that they will support the hoon legislation we will be debating today. It will be very interesting to see whether their rhetoric matches their actions.
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