❓ Ms Davies questions the Minister on the delay in splitting the Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023 and the release of regulations. The Minister assures the regulations are coming soon and accuses the opposition of delaying tactics.
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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE
LEGISLATION AMENDMENT AND REPEAL BILL 2023 — TWO-BILL SPLIT
608. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Aboriginal Heritage
Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023, the regulations that are yet to be
released and the misleading statements by members of his government, including
the member for Swan Hills, that the opposition is delaying progress of this
bill. Will the government split the bill to repeal the failed 2021 act as soon
as possible and progress the development of the amendments and regulations for
the 1972 act separately to ensure that there are no unintended consequences for
all stakeholders and industry?
LEGISLATION AMENDMENT AND REPEAL BILL 2023 — TWO-BILL SPLIT
608. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Aboriginal Heritage
Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023, the regulations that are yet to be
released and the misleading statements by members of his government, including
the member for Swan Hills, that the opposition is delaying progress of this
bill. Will the government split the bill to repeal the failed 2021 act as soon
as possible and progress the development of the amendments and regulations for
the 1972 act separately to ensure that there are no unintended consequences for
all stakeholders and industry?
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As members know, I read the bill
into the house a few weeks ago. We intend to bring that bill back on for debate
next week. As the member knows, as I think that she has contacted my office,
the draft regulations will be released very shortly. In debate last week, the
Premier said that members will get the regulations before we recommence debate
on the bill. The member will get them very shortly and she will be offered a briefing.
In
respect of this whole issue about members saying and not saying something, the
Liberal Party's Hon Nick
Goiran , the leader of ''The Clan'', said on 1 September
that the Cook Labor government has ''refused to bring on the repeal bill for even one minute of debate in Parliament's
lower house''. Members opposite have told us that they do not want to
debate the bill until the regulations are ready. That is why we have held off
on recommencing debate on the bill because we promised members opposite —
Ms M.J. Davies : Where are
the regulations?
Dr A.D. BUTI : This is really
quite interesting.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : The member is
misleading, because she knows; she rang my office.
Ms M.J. Davies : And got no
answers. Where are they?
Dr A.D. BUTI : That is —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Central Wheatbelt, your side will likely have fewer questions at this rate
because I will want to move on to the matter of public interest at three o'clock,
so consider your interjections.
Dr A.D. BUTI : I do not want
to say a certain word that is unparliamentary. It was either the member for
Central Wheatbelt or the Leader of the Opposition, Shane Love, who contacted my
office and said that it would be too late to have the briefing next week and
was told that they would get a briefing sooner—most likely Friday. I think
you were told that, Leader of the Opposition.
Anyway, members opposite will
receive the regulations very shortly. They will have a chance to consult on
them and we will recommence debate next week. They asked to have the
regulations before debate recommenced, and they will have them.
into the house a few weeks ago. We intend to bring that bill back on for debate
next week. As the member knows, as I think that she has contacted my office,
the draft regulations will be released very shortly. In debate last week, the
Premier said that members will get the regulations before we recommence debate
on the bill. The member will get them very shortly and she will be offered a briefing.
In
respect of this whole issue about members saying and not saying something, the
Liberal Party's Hon Nick
Goiran , the leader of ''The Clan'', said on 1 September
that the Cook Labor government has ''refused to bring on the repeal bill for even one minute of debate in Parliament's
lower house''. Members opposite have told us that they do not want to
debate the bill until the regulations are ready. That is why we have held off
on recommencing debate on the bill because we promised members opposite —
Ms M.J. Davies : Where are
the regulations?
Dr A.D. BUTI : This is really
quite interesting.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Dr A.D. BUTI : The member is
misleading, because she knows; she rang my office.
Ms M.J. Davies : And got no
answers. Where are they?
Dr A.D. BUTI : That is —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Central Wheatbelt, your side will likely have fewer questions at this rate
because I will want to move on to the matter of public interest at three o'clock,
so consider your interjections.
Dr A.D. BUTI : I do not want
to say a certain word that is unparliamentary. It was either the member for
Central Wheatbelt or the Leader of the Opposition, Shane Love, who contacted my
office and said that it would be too late to have the briefing next week and
was told that they would get a briefing sooner—most likely Friday. I think
you were told that, Leader of the Opposition.
Anyway, members opposite will
receive the regulations very shortly. They will have a chance to consult on
them and we will recommence debate next week. They asked to have the
regulations before debate recommenced, and they will have them.
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