❓ The Minister for Housing and Works outlines the "Good Neighbour Policy," a new initiative requiring Homeswest tenants to acknowledge that antisocial behaviour is unacceptable, adding a third element to tenancy agreements.
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Will the minister please outline the state government’s latest initiative to tackle unacceptable behaviour by tenants in Homeswest housing? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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I thank the member for Girrawheen for the question on the government’s continued commitment to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On Friday I announced the good neighbour policy, which is a new initiative by the Department of Housing and Works on behalf of Homeswest. The new initiative will add a third element to tenancy agreements for Homeswest residents, which will require tenants to sign an acknowledgement that antisocial behaviour by Homeswest tenants is not acceptable. Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Girrawheen for the question on the government’s continued commitment to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On Friday I announced the good neighbour policy, which is a new initiative by the Department of Housing and Works on behalf of Homeswest. The new initiative will add a third element to tenancy agreements for Homeswest residents, which will require tenants to sign an acknowledgement that antisocial behaviour by Homeswest tenants is not acceptable. Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
I thank the member for Girrawheen for the question on the government’s continued commitment to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On Friday I announced the good neighbour policy, which is a new initiative by the Department of Housing and Works on behalf of Homeswest. The new initiative will add a third element to tenancy agreements for Homeswest residents, which will require tenants to sign an acknowledgement that antisocial behaviour by Homeswest tenants is not acceptable. Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Girrawheen for the question on the government’s continued commitment to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On Friday I announced the good neighbour policy, which is a new initiative by the Department of Housing and Works on behalf of Homeswest. The new initiative will add a third element to tenancy agreements for Homeswest residents, which will require tenants to sign an acknowledgement that antisocial behaviour by Homeswest tenants is not acceptable. Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
I thank the member for Girrawheen for the question on the government’s continued commitment to crack down on antisocial behaviour. On Friday I announced the good neighbour policy, which is a new initiative by the Department of Housing and Works on behalf of Homeswest. The new initiative will add a third element to tenancy agreements for Homeswest residents, which will require tenants to sign an acknowledgement that antisocial behaviour by Homeswest tenants is not acceptable. Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Homeswest will not accept antisocial behaviour. That was a great policy initiative. Basically, tenancy agreements now contain three elements: first, that Homeswest tenants must pay their bills; secondly, that they must look after their house; and, thirdly, they must behave and look after their neighbours. We ask them to be good neighbours. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Tenancy agreements in the past have had the capacity for tenants to acknowledge up front that they must pay their rent and look after their house, but there was no capacity for tenants to acknowledge that they must get on with their neighbours. That is all we are asking them to do. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : This is a great policy initiative, as it will not only remind tenants of their responsibility but also provide supportive evidence for Homeswest when it moves to eviction. Tenants cannot then say that they did not realise their responsibilities or that it was not them but the people staying with them who caused the problem that led to the eviction. Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Several members interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : However, most surprising was the response from the opposition to the new initiative; it was a similar response to that which we are hearing today. I was surprised by the response of the opposition, mostly because it came from Hon Ray Halligan. I did not know that Ray Halligan was the opposition’s spokesperson on housing, as he did not even crack a mention when the Leader of the Opposition listed his shadow ministers. Ray Halligan and housing were forgotten. However, there appear to be experts on the other side of the chamber today who are telling us that what we are doing is wrong. The opposition has no policy ideas. Ray Halligan criticised on ABC radio our policy on counteracting antisocial behaviour, but he did not say what was the opposition’s policy. One initiative he suggested was for tenancy agreements to contain a commitment by Homeswest residents to stop glue-sniffing. Is this really where the opposition is coming from? Does it suggest that only Homeswest residents indulge in glue-sniffing? That is the level of debate among opposition members on the critical issues of Homeswest, public housing and antisocial behaviour. Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Dr K.D. Hames interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, our Labor government is committed to improving the lifestyle of all Western Australians by clamping down on antisocial behaviour, and our commitment through Homeswest is to ensure that tenants are reminded up front of that commitment when they sign their tenancy agreements. The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the members for Vasse, Leschenault and Hillarys and the Leader of the National Party.
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