❓ The parliamentary exchange reveals a dispute over the wording and interpretation of a previous question regarding the issuance of a bench warrant. The Minister clarifies that while the Department of Justice didn't issue the warrant, the Police Service did.
AnsweredQoN 989Legislative Assembly
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I have a supplementary question. Will the minister confirm or correct her advice to this House of 20 August that no official bench warrant had been issued for the offender? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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Of course the member has misrepresented my answer - that was not the question she asked. She asked whether the Department of Justice had issued a warrant. The answer is that the Department of Justice had not issued a warrant. However, the Police Service had issued a bench warrant. The member for Nedlands received an answer to the question she asked.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Of course the member has misrepresented my answer - that was not the question she asked. She asked whether the Department of Justice had issued a warrant. The answer is that the Department of Justice had not issued a warrant. However, the Police Service had issued a bench warrant. The member for Nedlands received an answer to the question she asked.
Of course the member has misrepresented my answer - that was not the question she asked. She asked whether the Department of Justice had issued a warrant. The answer is that the Department of Justice had not issued a warrant. However, the Police Service had issued a bench warrant. The member for Nedlands received an answer to the question she asked.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Of course the member has misrepresented my answer - that was not the question she asked. She asked whether the Department of Justice had issued a warrant. The answer is that the Department of Justice had not issued a warrant. However, the Police Service had issued a bench warrant. The member for Nedlands received an answer to the question she asked.
Of course the member has misrepresented my answer - that was not the question she asked. She asked whether the Department of Justice had issued a warrant. The answer is that the Department of Justice had not issued a warrant. However, the Police Service had issued a bench warrant. The member for Nedlands received an answer to the question she asked.
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