❓ Opposition questions the Premier about using taxpayer-funded electorate offices for ALP campaign purposes, alleging a breach of guidelines. The Premier denies prior knowledge of the letter and its attachments, and states the plans will be altered.
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I refer to the Premier’s response to my question yesterday about the use of taxpayer-funded electorate offices for party political campaign purposes, in which the Premier said that the use of electorate offices for party political purposes is not appropriate. (1) Why did the Premier not admit that he had already written to Australian Labor Party members inviting them to use ALP electorate offices for party political purposes when I asked him this question in Parliament yesterday? (2) Will the Premier now concede that he has broken his own departmental guidelines on the use of electorate offices? (3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(1) Why did the Premier not admit that he had already written to Australian Labor Party members inviting them to use ALP electorate offices for party political purposes when I asked him this question in Parliament yesterday? (2) Will the Premier now concede that he has broken his own departmental guidelines on the use of electorate offices? (3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(2) Will the Premier now concede that he has broken his own departmental guidelines on the use of electorate offices? (3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(1) Why did the Premier not admit that he had already written to Australian Labor Party members inviting them to use ALP electorate offices for party political purposes when I asked him this question in Parliament yesterday? (2) Will the Premier now concede that he has broken his own departmental guidelines on the use of electorate offices? (3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(2) Will the Premier now concede that he has broken his own departmental guidelines on the use of electorate offices? (3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
(3) Will the Premier now apologise for this arrogant and blatant breach of his own guidelines and either cancel these campaign seminars or ensure that they are held at a location that is paid for by the ALP? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The answer to (1) is that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out from the ALP yesterday. Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr R.F. Johnson : With your signature on it! Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney : You signed it! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Members might not like what the Premier is saying, but he has the right to answer the question, which I am sure he is getting to. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I answered the first question by saying that I had no knowledge of the letter that went out yesterday under my signature. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The letter, I am sure the Leader of the Opposition will agree, is a very uncontroversial letter that went out from the Australian Labor Party head office to branch members advising them of a particular set of meetings. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the first time the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Leschenault. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The attachments to the letter were not made known to my office when it vetted the letter. Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Mr M.J. Birney : It says that the details are enclosed. Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : That is the truth. The answer to the second question is no. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I ask the Premier to take a seat. I call to order for the second time the Leader of the Opposition, and I warn members on my left that if they do not want question time to continue, they should keep on doing what they are doing. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The answer to the second question is no. I have phoned the state secretary of the Labor Party and indicated to him that it is not an appropriate way to use members electorate offices, and those plans will be altered as a result.
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