❓ Mr. Watson questions the Minister regarding a pledge to ensure the West Australian Football Commission isn't negatively impacted by the new Perth Stadium. The Minister assures progress and ongoing negotiations, amidst interruptions.
AnsweredQoN 692Legislative Assembly
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PERTH STADIUM — WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL
COMMISSION
692. Mr P.B. WATSON to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I ask a supplementary question. If there is no commitment to
ensure that football is no worse off, is it the case that the minister has
broken this pledge, or was the previous minister not telling the truth?
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692. Mr P.B. WATSON to the
Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I ask a supplementary question. If there is no commitment to
ensure that football is no worse off, is it the case that the minister has
broken this pledge, or was the previous minister not telling the truth?
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We are building a brand-new stadium —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just
settle down, thank you. I do not know what was said and I do not want to know.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Please, members.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It is very simple: we are building a new stadium. The
previous minister, the Premier and this state government kickstarted a process
that had been sitting on the backburner, not being progressed by previous
governments —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member
for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. A quick answer, minister.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am trying, Mr Speaker; I keep getting interrupted!
We are building a new stadium. We
are working very productively with the West Australian Football Commission and
its partners, and I expect that those negotiations will conclude and they will —
Several members interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am not part of those conversations. All I can tell members
is that the conversations that my team and this state government are having
with football are robust, but they are going well, and we will have a new
stadium by the 2018 AFL season.
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. Are
you finished?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Minister for Transport, I call you to order for the first time. Member for
Albany, I am feeling sorry for you; I am not calling you for a third time!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just
settle down, thank you. I do not know what was said and I do not want to know.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Please, members.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : It is very simple: we are building a new stadium. The
previous minister, the Premier and this state government kickstarted a process
that had been sitting on the backburner, not being progressed by previous
governments —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member
for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. A quick answer, minister.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am trying, Mr Speaker; I keep getting interrupted!
We are building a new stadium. We
are working very productively with the West Australian Football Commission and
its partners, and I expect that those negotiations will conclude and they will —
Several members interjected.
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : I am not part of those conversations. All I can tell members
is that the conversations that my team and this state government are having
with football are robust, but they are going well, and we will have a new
stadium by the 2018 AFL season.
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time. Are
you finished?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Minister for Transport, I call you to order for the first time. Member for
Albany, I am feeling sorry for you; I am not calling you for a third time!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time.
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