❓ Opposition Leader Wyatt questions Premier Barnett about a potential discrepancy between his personal explanation regarding a highway reservation affecting his property and the actual status of the reservation. Premier Barnett defends his actions, accusing the opposition of "grubby" politics.
AnsweredQoN 854Legislative Assembly
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STIRLING
HIGHWAY RESERVATION — PREMIER'S PROPERTY
854. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I come back to the Premier's
personal explanation on 11 October 2016. I quote again that the reservation
that went through the Premier's lounge room —
� was subsequently changed, and
there was no reservation across our property.
It was not a draft. The Premier is talking about the
reservation being removed, as confirmed by the final sentence in his personal
explanation that reads —
So, the fact is that the recent
change would have actually reduced the value of our house, not increased it.
When exactly was the reservation removed from the Premier's
property?
HIGHWAY RESERVATION — PREMIER'S PROPERTY
854. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I come back to the Premier's
personal explanation on 11 October 2016. I quote again that the reservation
that went through the Premier's lounge room —
� was subsequently changed, and
there was no reservation across our property.
It was not a draft. The Premier is talking about the
reservation being removed, as confirmed by the final sentence in his personal
explanation that reads —
So, the fact is that the recent
change would have actually reduced the value of our house, not increased it.
When exactly was the reservation removed from the Premier's
property?
AnswerView source ↗
It has never been removed. I think that shows how little
interest I took in the reservation on our property.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : That
is enough!
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, do you want me to call you for a second time?
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Let us be open here about what this is about. There is a reservation through
the property that Lyn and I own that has been there since 1963. The Department
of Planning —
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Listen to the answer, my friend.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : I listened to the personal explanation.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Listen to the answer. Will the member listen to the answer, because I am going
to have a little bit to say? The reservation has been there. When a review of
the reservation started, it was to reduce the reservation because it was far
wider than ever needed—to reduce it from 80 metres by at least probably
around half. In one of the draft proposals —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
In one of the draft proposals —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, do you want to have a rest?
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
One of the drafts of the proposed revised reservation, to my memory, showed
that the reservation no longer went through our house. I think at one stage
they were planning to put a bus stop where our house is. It shows that I was
not in any sense concerned about our house, because that change never took
place. The plan was then revised to what is currently proposed, which is that
the reservation is reduced—removed from 600 properties, left on 76, of
which mine is one—and is slightly less than what it was. What was this
question about? This question coming out of the Leader of the Opposition's
office was to try to discredit me and my wife by an accusation —
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Mr
B.S. WYATT : Mr Speaker, you may recall that my supplementary
question was specifically in reference to the Premier's own personal
explanation, pursuant to standing order 148, that he gave to Parliament. Now if
the Premier's personal explanation was wrong, all he has to do is let
the house know and apologise.
The
SPEAKER : Right. Thank you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I conclude. This is the grubby behaviour of the Leader of the
Opposition and his office. It is grubby, grubby behaviour. To the people of Western
Australia, get ready for this, because he and his union mates are going to go
right down this path between now and the election.
Member for Victoria Park, yes,
because I was so disinterested in my property, because we accepted there was a reservation
there, when I saw the plan, I assumed that that was what was going to happen—so,
yes, the choice of words might have been wrong. The member for Victoria Park
asked me questions in Parliament and I answered them honestly from my
knowledge, but the answer is that the reservation from 1963 is still on my
property today. If the amendment is passed, it will be slightly reduced, but it
still goes through our lounge room.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : No, it doesn't.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : It does.
Several members interjected.
Withdrawal of Remark
The SPEAKER : Withdraw that
statement.
Mr P.B. WATSON : I said ''dodgy''.
The
SPEAKER : Yes. Withdraw that statement.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : I withdraw.
The
SPEAKER : Thank you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : What we have seen is just grubby, grubby politics. It is a personal
attack on me and my wife without any substance at all.
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Mr P.B. WATSON : He has called us
''grubby''. I say ''dodgy'' and get called to
order. Why does he not get called to order for ''grubby''?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member
for Albany, for your assistance.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : So, Mr Speaker, I conclude —
Mr
D.J. Kelly : You are grubby. You are.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : The member for Bassendean can call me grubby if he wants to.
Members of the public of Western Australia,
if they are interested, and I doubt they are interested, will see it for what
it is—a reservation that has never changed since 1963. If it changes,
it will still go through my house—one of more than 67 out of 1 567 that
still have a reservation. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to play grubby
politics, he should at least have the guts to get up and ask his own question.
interest I took in the reservation on our property.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : That
is enough!
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, do you want me to call you for a second time?
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Let us be open here about what this is about. There is a reservation through
the property that Lyn and I own that has been there since 1963. The Department
of Planning —
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Listen to the answer, my friend.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : I listened to the personal explanation.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Listen to the answer. Will the member listen to the answer, because I am going
to have a little bit to say? The reservation has been there. When a review of
the reservation started, it was to reduce the reservation because it was far
wider than ever needed—to reduce it from 80 metres by at least probably
around half. In one of the draft proposals —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
In one of the draft proposals —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, do you want to have a rest?
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
One of the drafts of the proposed revised reservation, to my memory, showed
that the reservation no longer went through our house. I think at one stage
they were planning to put a bus stop where our house is. It shows that I was
not in any sense concerned about our house, because that change never took
place. The plan was then revised to what is currently proposed, which is that
the reservation is reduced—removed from 600 properties, left on 76, of
which mine is one—and is slightly less than what it was. What was this
question about? This question coming out of the Leader of the Opposition's
office was to try to discredit me and my wife by an accusation —
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Mr
B.S. WYATT : Mr Speaker, you may recall that my supplementary
question was specifically in reference to the Premier's own personal
explanation, pursuant to standing order 148, that he gave to Parliament. Now if
the Premier's personal explanation was wrong, all he has to do is let
the house know and apologise.
The
SPEAKER : Right. Thank you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I conclude. This is the grubby behaviour of the Leader of the
Opposition and his office. It is grubby, grubby behaviour. To the people of Western
Australia, get ready for this, because he and his union mates are going to go
right down this path between now and the election.
Member for Victoria Park, yes,
because I was so disinterested in my property, because we accepted there was a reservation
there, when I saw the plan, I assumed that that was what was going to happen—so,
yes, the choice of words might have been wrong. The member for Victoria Park
asked me questions in Parliament and I answered them honestly from my
knowledge, but the answer is that the reservation from 1963 is still on my
property today. If the amendment is passed, it will be slightly reduced, but it
still goes through our lounge room.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt : No, it doesn't.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : It does.
Several members interjected.
Withdrawal of Remark
The SPEAKER : Withdraw that
statement.
Mr P.B. WATSON : I said ''dodgy''.
The
SPEAKER : Yes. Withdraw that statement.
Mr
P.B. WATSON : I withdraw.
The
SPEAKER : Thank you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : What we have seen is just grubby, grubby politics. It is a personal
attack on me and my wife without any substance at all.
Several members interjected.
Point of Order
Mr P.B. WATSON : He has called us
''grubby''. I say ''dodgy'' and get called to
order. Why does he not get called to order for ''grubby''?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member
for Albany, for your assistance.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : So, Mr Speaker, I conclude —
Mr
D.J. Kelly : You are grubby. You are.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : The member for Bassendean can call me grubby if he wants to.
Members of the public of Western Australia,
if they are interested, and I doubt they are interested, will see it for what
it is—a reservation that has never changed since 1963. If it changes,
it will still go through my house—one of more than 67 out of 1 567 that
still have a reservation. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to play grubby
politics, he should at least have the guts to get up and ask his own question.
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