❓ Question regarding Clive Palmer's alleged breaches of arbitration confidentiality related to a claim against WA. The Attorney General accuses Palmer of lying and provides evidence of a previous instance where Palmer allegedly breached arbitration confidentiality in Queensland Parliament.
AnsweredQoN 578Legislative Assembly
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MINERALOGY PTY LTD AND INTERNATIONAL MINERALS — CLIVE PALMER
578. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Attorney General:
I refer to the tabling by the
Attorney General yesterday of a document that outlines the quantum of the claim
by Mr Clive Palmer and his companies against
the state of Western Australia. Is the Attorney General aware of Mr Palmer's response through a spokesperson yesterday, stating that he would not breach the
confidentiality of arbitration; and can the Attorney General advise the house
whether Mr Palmer has ever breached the confidentiality of arbitration with
regard to this matter?
578. Ms M.M. QUIRK to the Attorney General:
I refer to the tabling by the
Attorney General yesterday of a document that outlines the quantum of the claim
by Mr Clive Palmer and his companies against
the state of Western Australia. Is the Attorney General aware of Mr Palmer's response through a spokesperson yesterday, stating that he would not breach the
confidentiality of arbitration; and can the Attorney General advise the house
whether Mr Palmer has ever breached the confidentiality of arbitration with
regard to this matter?
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I thank the member for Girrawheen
for the question. I am aware of the statement Mr Palmer put out through his
spokesperson to say that he would never breach the confidentiality of an
arbitration. Members will recall that yesterday I tabled six of the 89 pages of
Mr Palmer's statement of contention facts, and I did so in the public
interest, publishing only those portions of that statement that exposed the lie
Mr Palmer was telling the people of Western Australia—that he was not putting
in a $30 billion claim. As I said yesterday, that proves beyond reasonable
doubt that he is a liar.
His response to that was a criticism
of the government for tabling that document, saying through his spokesman that
he would never breach the confidentiality of an arbitration award. In doing so,
he has lied again; he is a serial liar. He just cannot help himself. He is a compulsive
liar, and a hypocrite.
I refer to page 2215 of the
Queensland Parliament's Hansard , dated 5 June 2014. In the
middle of the night, at 12.56 am, under the heading ''Palmer United
Party'', he had his Palmer United Party member, Dr Douglas, drop the
arbitration award that found Hon Colin Barnett had erred in rejecting Mr Palmer's
2012 mining proposal application. Dr Douglas said —
This is the result of the arbitration
matter between Mineralogy, International Minerals, CITIC and the State of Western
Australia. The document speaks for itself. Clive Palmer was 100 per cent
successful in his claim. The finding, which is a damning indictment on CITIC
and the Western Australian government, is within this document. I table it
today.
He then tabled the document ''Arbitration
matter under the Commercial Arbitration Act 1985, dated 20 May 2014, between
Mineralogy Pty Ltd and International Minerals Pty Ltd and the State of Western Australia''.
That proves, once again, that Mr Palmer is, beyond reasonable doubt, a liar.
When confronted with his lies, he just lies again; he is compulsive. This guy
cannot lie straight in bed! It is just incredible that a person in the public
spotlight like Mr Palmer would just build upon his reputation of being a liar.
Today he put out a statement saying —
WA fails to have order in the
Queensland Supreme Court set aside
�
� the state has failed to have the
registered Awards by the Queensland Supreme Court removed.
There was no such failure at all.
The state appeared before Mr Justice Martin, and Mineralogy and International
Minerals pleaded for an adjournment. Confronted with the truth of what is in
the affidavit of the state of Western Australia they said, ''We need an
adjournment.'' That adjournment was granted only after Mr Palmer gave
undertakings to the Supreme Court of Queensland that he would take no action on
the arbitration award or upon the registration of it in the Queensland Supreme
Court, so there is another lie. He is compulsive.
As
the Premier said yesterday, I ask all members of the Western Australian public,
when reading Mr Palmer's black and yellow double-page garbage
advertisement in The West Australian , to bear in mind that its author is
a serial, compulsive liar, and that has been established in this chamber, as I said,
beyond reasonable doubt.
for the question. I am aware of the statement Mr Palmer put out through his
spokesperson to say that he would never breach the confidentiality of an
arbitration. Members will recall that yesterday I tabled six of the 89 pages of
Mr Palmer's statement of contention facts, and I did so in the public
interest, publishing only those portions of that statement that exposed the lie
Mr Palmer was telling the people of Western Australia—that he was not putting
in a $30 billion claim. As I said yesterday, that proves beyond reasonable
doubt that he is a liar.
His response to that was a criticism
of the government for tabling that document, saying through his spokesman that
he would never breach the confidentiality of an arbitration award. In doing so,
he has lied again; he is a serial liar. He just cannot help himself. He is a compulsive
liar, and a hypocrite.
I refer to page 2215 of the
Queensland Parliament's Hansard , dated 5 June 2014. In the
middle of the night, at 12.56 am, under the heading ''Palmer United
Party'', he had his Palmer United Party member, Dr Douglas, drop the
arbitration award that found Hon Colin Barnett had erred in rejecting Mr Palmer's
2012 mining proposal application. Dr Douglas said —
This is the result of the arbitration
matter between Mineralogy, International Minerals, CITIC and the State of Western
Australia. The document speaks for itself. Clive Palmer was 100 per cent
successful in his claim. The finding, which is a damning indictment on CITIC
and the Western Australian government, is within this document. I table it
today.
He then tabled the document ''Arbitration
matter under the Commercial Arbitration Act 1985, dated 20 May 2014, between
Mineralogy Pty Ltd and International Minerals Pty Ltd and the State of Western Australia''.
That proves, once again, that Mr Palmer is, beyond reasonable doubt, a liar.
When confronted with his lies, he just lies again; he is compulsive. This guy
cannot lie straight in bed! It is just incredible that a person in the public
spotlight like Mr Palmer would just build upon his reputation of being a liar.
Today he put out a statement saying —
WA fails to have order in the
Queensland Supreme Court set aside
�
� the state has failed to have the
registered Awards by the Queensland Supreme Court removed.
There was no such failure at all.
The state appeared before Mr Justice Martin, and Mineralogy and International
Minerals pleaded for an adjournment. Confronted with the truth of what is in
the affidavit of the state of Western Australia they said, ''We need an
adjournment.'' That adjournment was granted only after Mr Palmer gave
undertakings to the Supreme Court of Queensland that he would take no action on
the arbitration award or upon the registration of it in the Queensland Supreme
Court, so there is another lie. He is compulsive.
As
the Premier said yesterday, I ask all members of the Western Australian public,
when reading Mr Palmer's black and yellow double-page garbage
advertisement in The West Australian , to bear in mind that its author is
a serial, compulsive liar, and that has been established in this chamber, as I said,
beyond reasonable doubt.
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