❓ The Premier defends retaining Shelley Archer in caucus despite removing her from committees, suggesting the questioner (Leader of the National Party) lacks understanding of parliamentary practices and spent convictions law. The Premier's response is repeated verbatim three times.
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HON SHELLEY ARCHER - PREMIER’S SUPPORT
Why has Shelley Archer retained the Premier’s support to remain in caucus and in Parliament, when due to her unacceptable and reprehensible behaviour the Premier has sacked her from parliamentary committees? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Why has Shelley Archer retained the Premier’s support to remain in caucus and in Parliament, when due to her unacceptable and reprehensible behaviour the Premier has sacked her from parliamentary committees? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I understand that the Leader of the National Party is relatively new to Parliament. He would do well to brief himself on the practices and the rights and privileges of members of Parliament and on the rights and capacities of people in positions such as that which I hold. It might also be of some value to the Leader of the National Party to familiarise himself - I fear that he has not - with the law pertaining to spent convictions.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I understand that the Leader of the National Party is relatively new to Parliament. He would do well to brief himself on the practices and the rights and privileges of members of Parliament and on the rights and capacities of people in positions such as that which I hold. It might also be of some value to the Leader of the National Party to familiarise himself - I fear that he has not - with the law pertaining to spent convictions.
I understand that the Leader of the National Party is relatively new to Parliament. He would do well to brief himself on the practices and the rights and privileges of members of Parliament and on the rights and capacities of people in positions such as that which I hold. It might also be of some value to the Leader of the National Party to familiarise himself - I fear that he has not - with the law pertaining to spent convictions.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I understand that the Leader of the National Party is relatively new to Parliament. He would do well to brief himself on the practices and the rights and privileges of members of Parliament and on the rights and capacities of people in positions such as that which I hold. It might also be of some value to the Leader of the National Party to familiarise himself - I fear that he has not - with the law pertaining to spent convictions.
I understand that the Leader of the National Party is relatively new to Parliament. He would do well to brief himself on the practices and the rights and privileges of members of Parliament and on the rights and capacities of people in positions such as that which I hold. It might also be of some value to the Leader of the National Party to familiarise himself - I fear that he has not - with the law pertaining to spent convictions.
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