❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier on why the views of 29,000 people petitioning against the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act are not given the same weight as the views of 17,000 people regarding the native forest industry shutdown. The Premier dismisses the comparison and defends the Act.
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ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT — LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PETITION
400. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that it took the views of only 17 000 people to shut down the native
forest industry, why does the Premier not listen to the views of 29 000 people
and delay the implementation of the act?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please, members!
400. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that it took the views of only 17 000 people to shut down the native
forest industry, why does the Premier not listen to the views of 29 000 people
and delay the implementation of the act?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please, members!
AnswerView source ↗
The two issues are not analogous,
and that is not even a supplementary question. If the member wants to go off on another tangent with his question, I can say
that we will continue to implement these laws in a way that is consultative , collaborative and educative. As I said,
these laws are simpler and fairer, and provide like-for-like provisions. Where someone has been living in their home on a plot
of land, they will be able to continue to go about their life living in that home on the plot of land doing what they have
always done on that plot of land. Where someone has had a farm before,
they will always be able to farm the same way. Everyone who lives our lifestyle
in Western Australia, as we do, in our homes, in our yards or on our larger
plots will be able to continue to do so without any impediment from these laws.
and that is not even a supplementary question. If the member wants to go off on another tangent with his question, I can say
that we will continue to implement these laws in a way that is consultative , collaborative and educative. As I said,
these laws are simpler and fairer, and provide like-for-like provisions. Where someone has been living in their home on a plot
of land, they will be able to continue to go about their life living in that home on the plot of land doing what they have
always done on that plot of land. Where someone has had a farm before,
they will always be able to farm the same way. Everyone who lives our lifestyle
in Western Australia, as we do, in our homes, in our yards or on our larger
plots will be able to continue to do so without any impediment from these laws.
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