❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police regarding the Attorney General's response to the police union's concerns about court accoutrements. The Minister clarifies the communication between her office, the Attorney General, and the union, stating the AG is now willing to meet.
AnsweredQoN 798Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WA POLICE —
COURT ACCOUTREMENTS
798. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. If, as the minister says,
she raised this matter with the Attorney General back in January when she
received the letter, why has the Attorney General gone into the media saying
that what the union did last month was just a stunt, and that the union should
have raised the matter through the appropriate channels? Is that not what the
union actually did?
COURT ACCOUTREMENTS
798. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. If, as the minister says,
she raised this matter with the Attorney General back in January when she
received the letter, why has the Attorney General gone into the media saying
that what the union did last month was just a stunt, and that the union should
have raised the matter through the appropriate channels? Is that not what the
union actually did?
AnswerView source ↗
The member for Midland is referring
to the union having said that it was unhappy that the Attorney General had not
met with it. The union did not ask me to arrange a meeting with the Attorney General;
it asked me to raise it with him.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Mr Speaker —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I
raised the issue with the Attorney General who had told me that he cannot
direct the courts as to how to run their jurisdictions.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
As a result, the union had complained that the Attorney General would not meet
with it, but in fact the Attorney General had never been requested to have a
meeting with the police union. I believe that that request has now been made of
the Attorney General and that he is willing to meet with the union and discuss
that issue. However, he still cannot direct the judges and the magistrates as
to how they run their program.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
Nobody said they can.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
It is a little bit rich, member for Midland. The member is over there
complaining all the time on her side when we try to bring in mandatory
penalties and she says that we are interfering —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Has
the minister finished answering the question?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Yes.
to the union having said that it was unhappy that the Attorney General had not
met with it. The union did not ask me to arrange a meeting with the Attorney General;
it asked me to raise it with him.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Mr Speaker —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I
raised the issue with the Attorney General who had told me that he cannot
direct the courts as to how to run their jurisdictions.
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
As a result, the union had complained that the Attorney General would not meet
with it, but in fact the Attorney General had never been requested to have a
meeting with the police union. I believe that that request has now been made of
the Attorney General and that he is willing to meet with the union and discuss
that issue. However, he still cannot direct the judges and the magistrates as
to how they run their program.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
Nobody said they can.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
It is a little bit rich, member for Midland. The member is over there
complaining all the time on her side when we try to bring in mandatory
penalties and she says that we are interfering —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Has
the minister finished answering the question?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Yes.
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