❓ Question regarding Westrail's purchase of native timber railway sleepers and the refusal to release a review of Westrail's timber sleeper use, citing Cabinet confidentiality. The Minister states they are abiding by a Cabinet decision from July 28th.
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(1) Will the minister guarantee that Westrail will no longer purchase railway sleepers cut from native timber? (2) If the minister will not give this guarantee, is this the reason that he is refusing to comply with the Freedom of Information Commissioner’s ruling that he release the Acting Commissioner of Railway’s review of Westrail use of timber sleepers? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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(1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
(2) If the minister will not give this guarantee, is this the reason that he is refusing to comply with the Freedom of Information Commissioner’s ruling that he release the Acting Commissioner of Railway’s review of Westrail use of timber sleepers? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
(1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
(2) If the minister will not give this guarantee, is this the reason that he is refusing to comply with the Freedom of Information Commissioner’s ruling that he release the Acting Commissioner of Railway’s review of Westrail use of timber sleepers? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
(1)-(2) The member has made the assumption that the document that has been called for release is the one that he identifies. The reason that I have refused to release that document is that there is a principle involved with regard to documents that are before Cabinet.. Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon N.F. Moore: Members opposite would not know, because they did not pass the legislation when they were in government. The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
The PRESIDENT: Order! Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE: With regard to the wooden sleepers, we are abiding by Cabinet’s decision of, I think, 28 July.
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