❓ Mr Quigley asks if the Premier intends to introduce a code of conduct for all members of Parliament. Dr Gallop confirms the government's intention and ongoing drafting process, leading to a heated exchange regarding the Leader of the Opposition's integrity and a past statement.
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MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, CODE OF CONDUCT 23. Mr QUIGLEY to the Premier: Does the Premier intend to introduce a code of conduct for all members of Parliament? Dr GALLOP
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Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
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Does the Premier intend to introduce a code of conduct for all members of Parliament? Dr GALLOP replied: Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP replied: Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, CODE OF CONDUCT
Does the Premier intend to introduce a code of conduct for all members of Parliament? Dr GALLOP replied: Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP replied: Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Yes, the Government intends to bring into this Parliament a code of conduct for members of Parliament. It is now being drafted on the basis of work that is being done in all the States and Territories. Obviously, we then intend to table it in the Parliament so that every member of Parliament can consider the matter and vote on whether that code will become part of our processes. Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: Do you not think that is a matter for the Parliament? Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: Yes, obviously, but we intend to take the initiative of tabling something so that we can debate it. Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: It is for the Parliament. Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: The Parliament will do it, but we are taking the initiative, because we are a Government that wants to reform Western Australia. We will not sit back and wait for someone else. We will take some initiative. On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
On the question of standards, I refer to the attempt by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday to prevent me from speaking on the Bloffwitch affair. The Leader of the Opposition raised a point of order and tried to stop me from raising a matter that had been mentioned in the newspapers. The Leader of the Opposition claimed in the Parliament yesterday that he had not made a reported statement concerning Mr Bloffwitch’s breach of the law. That breach was serious. It is a requirement that all members of Parliament declare their financial interests. Mr Bloffwitch did not declare his 84 000 shares in Kingstream Resources. The Leader of the Opposition said that I was impugning his integrity by ascribing that statement to him, and he raised a point of order to get me to withdraw; and of course, in deference to the process, I did not raise that issue again. Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Yesterday, I referred to two quotes from The Geraldton Guardian of 7 February. The article is headed “Bob a job in Cabinet says Deputy Leader” and states - “It happens to everyone at some stage of their political life - something goes wrong, they don’t do something they’re supposed to or whatever. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Point of Order Mr BARNETT: Point of order. Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr McGinty: Petulance! Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr BARNETT: No, it is not petulance. The point of order I made yesterday was to correct the Premier and make the point that I did not make the statement that he had quoted. I am happy for the Premier to debate what I did or did not say; he can debate that after question time. Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Ripper: This is an abuse of process. Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr BARNETT: It is not. It is not up to the Premier or any other member of this Parliament to imply or state that I have said things that I simply did not say. That is the point I made yesterday, and that is the point I make now. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: The second quote, which is the one that offended the Leader of the Opposition and is the basis on which he said I impugned his integrity, states - He insisted Mr Bloffwitch would retain his seat and continue a very good career in Parliament “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. The Leader of the Opposition said that I impugned his integrity by quoting that statement and that he did not say that. Did the Leader of the Opposition say that? Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition attempted to impugn the integrity of The Geraldton Guardian by saying that I raised a matter in this Parliament that was not true. Would the Leader of the Opposition like to hear the tape of the comments that he made at the meeting of the Liberal Party in Geraldton, just to solve the matter once and for all? Does the Leader of the Opposition want to hear the tape now or does he want to hear it afterwards? When does he want to hear it? The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
The SPEAKER: Order! It was indicated that a tape would be played in this place. That would be inappropriate, and perhaps the Premier would move on. Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: That tape indicates that the Leader of the Opposition misled the Parliament with regard to The Geraldton Guardian . His integrity is on the line in this matter, and any person who is interested can listen to this tape later. The Geraldton Guardian correctly referred to the speech that the Leader of the Opposition made, in which he described Bob Bloffwitch as ministerial material. That is the standard members opposite set. Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Mr Barnett: That is not what you said yesterday. Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
Dr GALLOP: What the Leader of the Opposition said is, “and hopefully as a minister before too long”. That is what he said, and it is on tape. The attempt yesterday by the member for Cottesloe to stifle me from debating this matter was based on a complete misrepresentation of the truth. That is the type of Leader of the Opposition we have today.
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