❓ Question regarding funding for family and domestic violence prevention in light of increased assault rates. The Minister's response avoids the question and attacks the questioner's commitment.
AnsweredQoN 340Legislative Assembly
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
340. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Prevention of Family
and Domestic Violence:
I have a supplementary question. We
have seen a 48 per cent increase in family assaults since 2017. If this is such
a priority, why is there no associated funding in this year's budget?
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
340. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Prevention of Family
and Domestic Violence:
I have a supplementary question. We
have seen a 48 per cent increase in family assaults since 2017. If this is such
a priority, why is there no associated funding in this year's budget?
AnswerView source ↗
I really love the Leader of the
Liberal Party's spasmodic and irregular interest in the area of family
and domestic violence. It is very spasmodic and dependent on whether there is a
headline in the media to provide the copy for her. I note that she was not at
the recent Walk Against Violence. She was not at the vigil where sectoral and
many people came together to recognise and pay their respects to the women who
have been lost to this violence. I note that, instead, she was in Busselton
with her local candidate, running around doing a bit of campaigning. That is
the priority of the Leader of the Liberal Party on family and domestic
violence.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Members, let us not get diverted. Please continue, minister.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, can we just hear the answer and then, potentially, we can move on.
Ms S.E. WINTON : I am aware
that the Leader of the Liberal Party is not interested in turning up to any
event when she will not get the microphone. That is what it is about. That is
what I know.
Several members interjected.
Ms S.E. WINTON : If she will
not get the microphone, she will not show respect.
Mr R.S. Love : I have a point
of order, Madam Speaker.
Ms S.E. WINTON : That is
exactly what it is.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister,
resume your seat. When someone stands to make a point of order, I need to be
able to give them the call.
Point of Order
Mr R.S. LOVE : I cannot hear
what is happening in here. There is just this cacophony of shouting coming from
the other side, instead of an answer from the minister.
Mr D.T. Punch interjected.
Mr R.S. LOVE : I ask that the
order of the house be restored.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Disability Services, I just remind you that points of order are heard in
silence. It is absolutely unacceptable for
people to interject while someone is taking a point of order. There is only one
adjudicator on the point of order —
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer—and
that is me. I think you can all see the issue here. We have had incessant
interjections from the member for Vasse after, as Speaker, I have directed
you to discontinue those interjections. When you continue to interject, you do
not just get a response from the minister, you provoke everybody else here, and
then we have the Leader of the Opposition complaining that everybody has joined
in. The member for Vasse started the free-for-all and everybody joined in. It
is not acceptable. We have not done it in this Parliament, but we can always
cut question time short. The biggest loser out of that, unfortunately, will be
the opposition. That is largely why I have not done it up until now. I am more
mindful of the ministers than anyone else. If it is ministers doing a lot of
interjecting, I am disinclined to cut question time short, but it works both
ways here.
Minister for Prevention of Family
and Domestic Violence, this is a supplementary question. I often say that they have to be direct and to the point. I am often
ignored by the member for Vasse in giving that instruction and I continue
to get a preamble. I have also said to ministers that the supplementary answer
should not be as long as the original answer,
and some ministers give supplementary answers that are even longer, which I find
to be relatively acceptable if they have given a yes or no or a brief
answer to the first question. But if you have already given a decent, long answer to the first question, I do not expect it
to be equalled or exceeded by the answer to the supplementary question .
A short question gets a short answer and you have a maximum of about 30 seconds
to conclude your answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms S.E. WINTON : Thank you,
Madam Speaker. I will take my answer back to the question in terms of
legislative reform and keeping women safe. Our record is unmatched and this
will continue, including with firearms reform, which is very important to women
but which members opposite object to.
Liberal Party's spasmodic and irregular interest in the area of family
and domestic violence. It is very spasmodic and dependent on whether there is a
headline in the media to provide the copy for her. I note that she was not at
the recent Walk Against Violence. She was not at the vigil where sectoral and
many people came together to recognise and pay their respects to the women who
have been lost to this violence. I note that, instead, she was in Busselton
with her local candidate, running around doing a bit of campaigning. That is
the priority of the Leader of the Liberal Party on family and domestic
violence.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Members, let us not get diverted. Please continue, minister.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, can we just hear the answer and then, potentially, we can move on.
Ms S.E. WINTON : I am aware
that the Leader of the Liberal Party is not interested in turning up to any
event when she will not get the microphone. That is what it is about. That is
what I know.
Several members interjected.
Ms S.E. WINTON : If she will
not get the microphone, she will not show respect.
Mr R.S. Love : I have a point
of order, Madam Speaker.
Ms S.E. WINTON : That is
exactly what it is.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister,
resume your seat. When someone stands to make a point of order, I need to be
able to give them the call.
Point of Order
Mr R.S. LOVE : I cannot hear
what is happening in here. There is just this cacophony of shouting coming from
the other side, instead of an answer from the minister.
Mr D.T. Punch interjected.
Mr R.S. LOVE : I ask that the
order of the house be restored.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Disability Services, I just remind you that points of order are heard in
silence. It is absolutely unacceptable for
people to interject while someone is taking a point of order. There is only one
adjudicator on the point of order —
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer—and
that is me. I think you can all see the issue here. We have had incessant
interjections from the member for Vasse after, as Speaker, I have directed
you to discontinue those interjections. When you continue to interject, you do
not just get a response from the minister, you provoke everybody else here, and
then we have the Leader of the Opposition complaining that everybody has joined
in. The member for Vasse started the free-for-all and everybody joined in. It
is not acceptable. We have not done it in this Parliament, but we can always
cut question time short. The biggest loser out of that, unfortunately, will be
the opposition. That is largely why I have not done it up until now. I am more
mindful of the ministers than anyone else. If it is ministers doing a lot of
interjecting, I am disinclined to cut question time short, but it works both
ways here.
Minister for Prevention of Family
and Domestic Violence, this is a supplementary question. I often say that they have to be direct and to the point. I am often
ignored by the member for Vasse in giving that instruction and I continue
to get a preamble. I have also said to ministers that the supplementary answer
should not be as long as the original answer,
and some ministers give supplementary answers that are even longer, which I find
to be relatively acceptable if they have given a yes or no or a brief
answer to the first question. But if you have already given a decent, long answer to the first question, I do not expect it
to be equalled or exceeded by the answer to the supplementary question .
A short question gets a short answer and you have a maximum of about 30 seconds
to conclude your answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms S.E. WINTON : Thank you,
Madam Speaker. I will take my answer back to the question in terms of
legislative reform and keeping women safe. Our record is unmatched and this
will continue, including with firearms reform, which is very important to women
but which members opposite object to.
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