❓ Mr. Quigley questions the government's policy on senior police officers standing aside during CCC inquiries. The Minister refuses to answer, accusing Mr. Quigley of defaming police officers and abusing parliamentary privilege.
AnsweredQoN 234Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE — CONFIDENCE OF PREMIER
AND MINISTER
234. Mr J.R. QUIGLEY to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question
relating to the past practice involving assistant commissioners of police who
have had to stand aside during current Corruption and Crime Commission
inquiries. What is the government's policy on senior police officers
being required to stand aside from operational duties during a CCC inquiry into
them?
AND MINISTER
234. Mr J.R. QUIGLEY to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question
relating to the past practice involving assistant commissioners of police who
have had to stand aside during current Corruption and Crime Commission
inquiries. What is the government's policy on senior police officers
being required to stand aside from operational duties during a CCC inquiry into
them?
AnswerView source ↗
That is a totally inappropriate
question. It is not a supplementary question anyway.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : What's the problem?
The
SPEAKER : I have enabled the supplementary question to be asked. I have made
a decision about that. The minister is responding. The minister does not need
assistance from anybody while he is doing this.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON :
The member for Mindarie has a history of making derogatory and defamatory
comments about serving police officers. He has been forced to make an apology
in this house on at least two occasions.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : It's wrong.
Mr
R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am not wrong.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : Yes, it is.
Mr
R.F. JOHNSON : The member has abused parliamentary privilege time and again.
He is a serial offender when it comes to abusing parliamentary privilege. He is
making a slur against our police officers at the moment and, indeed, our senior
police officers. I will not stand in this place and put up with him making
these comments again. I do not want him to have to apologise to Parliament
again, as I am sure he may have to.
question. It is not a supplementary question anyway.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : What's the problem?
The
SPEAKER : I have enabled the supplementary question to be asked. I have made
a decision about that. The minister is responding. The minister does not need
assistance from anybody while he is doing this.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON :
The member for Mindarie has a history of making derogatory and defamatory
comments about serving police officers. He has been forced to make an apology
in this house on at least two occasions.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : It's wrong.
Mr
R.F. JOHNSON : No, I am not wrong.
Mr
J.R. Quigley : Yes, it is.
Mr
R.F. JOHNSON : The member has abused parliamentary privilege time and again.
He is a serial offender when it comes to abusing parliamentary privilege. He is
making a slur against our police officers at the moment and, indeed, our senior
police officers. I will not stand in this place and put up with him making
these comments again. I do not want him to have to apologise to Parliament
again, as I am sure he may have to.
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