❓ Mr. Templeman questions the Minister for Local Government's refusal to release information related to council amalgamations, accusing the Minister of underestimating ratepayers' intelligence by claiming the information would encourage 'ill-informed speculation'. The Minister defends the process as fair and states that releasing maps will not make a difference.
AnsweredQoN 266Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES — AMALGAMATIONS —
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
266. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Local Government:
I have a supplementary question. Why does the minister rate
the intelligence of the ratepayers of Perth and Vincent so lowly that he denies
access on the grounds that the information may ''encourage ill-informed
speculation''?
Ms E. Evangel interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN :
I was not talking to you!
Ms E. Evangel interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth, I call you to order for the first time. Member, have you
finished your question?
Mr D.A. Templeman :
I think I have.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
266. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Local Government:
I have a supplementary question. Why does the minister rate
the intelligence of the ratepayers of Perth and Vincent so lowly that he denies
access on the grounds that the information may ''encourage ill-informed
speculation''?
Ms E. Evangel interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN :
I was not talking to you!
Ms E. Evangel interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Perth, I call you to order for the first time. Member, have you
finished your question?
Mr D.A. Templeman :
I think I have.
AnswerView source ↗
This process is fair. We have gone through a six-week
advertising period, as I said before. I do not think releasing any maps at all
will make any difference to this process. We have gone past this point. We are
now in the hands of the Local Government Advisory Board and it will report in July.
advertising period, as I said before. I do not think releasing any maps at all
will make any difference to this process. We have gone past this point. We are
now in the hands of the Local Government Advisory Board and it will report in July.
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