❓ A parliamentary question regarding the use of police uniforms in Labor Party election advertising and restrictions on police wearing uniforms at a rally. The Premier denies knowledge but acknowledges the claim, deferring responsibility for the uniform decision to police management.
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POLICE RALLY - UNIFORMS
I refer to the instruction to not allow all police officers to wear their uniforms at today’s rally. (1) Is the Premier aware that pictures of serving uniformed police officers, including the Commissioner of Police, were used by the Labor Party in election advertising? (2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I refer to the instruction to not allow all police officers to wear their uniforms at today’s rally. (1) Is the Premier aware that pictures of serving uniformed police officers, including the Commissioner of Police, were used by the Labor Party in election advertising? (2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(1) Is the Premier aware that pictures of serving uniformed police officers, including the Commissioner of Police, were used by the Labor Party in election advertising? (2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(1) Is the Premier aware that pictures of serving uniformed police officers, including the Commissioner of Police, were used by the Labor Party in election advertising? (2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(2) Why does the government consider it inappropriate for the police to wear their uniforms to a democratic rally when it is fine for them to appear in their uniforms in Labor’s election material? (3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(3) Why is there one rule for the Labor Party and another rule for serving police officers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
I thank the member for Hillarys for his question. (1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(1) In answer to the first question, my honest answer is no; however, I am prepared to look at the photographs. I am not doubting the member’s assertion. Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr R.F. Johnson : I have your last lot of election advertising with me. There are pictures of the former Premier, a lot of Labor’s top people and the previous police minister pictured with the commissioner and other police officers who are wearing their uniforms. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I know that the member for Hillarys thought that the Premier was asking for assistance; however, he was not. It is not opportune for the member for Hillarys to launch into a tirade and to start flapping papers around the chamber halfway through the Premier’s answer. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I was not disputing what the member for Hillarys said. Rather, I was trying to answer the first question accurately. My answer is no, but I am prepared to accept what the member is saying. (2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
(2)-(3) In relation to the other parts of the question, I understand, as did the acting minister at the time, that the decision about whether the police could wear their uniforms or badges to today’s rally had absolutely nothing to do with me, as Premier, or the minister. The decision was made at the management level of the Western Australia Police.
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