❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier's stance on inquiries, contrasting his dismissal of them as 'expensive talkfests' with the positive outcomes of the FIFO inquiry. She presses him on why he refuses an inquiry into youth justice issues, particularly at Banksia Hill.
AnsweredQoN 714Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
YOUTH DETENTION — INQUIRY
714. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
claim that inquiries are nothing more than expensive talkfests and the public
is over them.
(1) Is it the
Premier's view that the FIFO inquiry conducted by the Community
Development and Justice Standing Committee that resulted in sweeping reform in
the mining sector to combat sexual conduct was an expensive talkfest and a waste
of time?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I continue —
(2) If not, why
does the Premier continue to refuse to support an open and transparent inquiry
to address the serious issues impacting young people with complex needs and
behaviours in our state's justice system?
The SPEAKER : Just before I give
you the call, Premier, I will ask the member for Wanneroo not to interject and
I will ask the member for Burns Beach not to repeatedly interject while someone
is actually asking a question.
714. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
claim that inquiries are nothing more than expensive talkfests and the public
is over them.
(1) Is it the
Premier's view that the FIFO inquiry conducted by the Community
Development and Justice Standing Committee that resulted in sweeping reform in
the mining sector to combat sexual conduct was an expensive talkfest and a waste
of time?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms M.J. DAVIES : I continue —
(2) If not, why
does the Premier continue to refuse to support an open and transparent inquiry
to address the serious issues impacting young people with complex needs and
behaviours in our state's justice system?
The SPEAKER : Just before I give
you the call, Premier, I will ask the member for Wanneroo not to interject and
I will ask the member for Burns Beach not to repeatedly interject while someone
is actually asking a question.
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) Clearly, I was directly responding, as I recall,
to a question on Banksia Hill, not in response to other issues . I answered
a question on the basis that there has already been a whole range of inquiries
into Banksia Hill over many years. A meeting will be held next Wednesday
between myself, senior public servants and a range of interested parties and if
any good ideas come from that, we will be able to take them forward.
to a question on Banksia Hill, not in response to other issues . I answered
a question on the basis that there has already been a whole range of inquiries
into Banksia Hill over many years. A meeting will be held next Wednesday
between myself, senior public servants and a range of interested parties and if
any good ideas come from that, we will be able to take them forward.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.