Question regarding the Premier's endorsement of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services' comments about potential curfews. The Premier's response details a meeting about behavioural problems in Port Hedland and initiatives to address them, without directly answering the endorsement question.

AnsweredQoN 826Legislative Assembly
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18 June 2003
Portfolio
Premier

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Is the Premier aware that the Minister for Police and Emergency Services was on an ABC radio program today, I think at midday, and said, according to my note, “I think there are many members of our Caucus who would be interested in seeing something like the curfew in place in their electorates, and we have certainly talked about it and will certainly talk about it some more”; if so, does the Premier endorse those comments? Dr G.I. GALLOP

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I will report to the House on a very good meeting that occurred in this Parliament last week. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is the answer to the question. The meeting involved the member for Pilbara - who is not in the House today - the Minister for Community Development, the Minister for Education and Training, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing and Works. We sat down with the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, the head of the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Port Hedland. We discussed a range of issues relating to behavioural problems in Port Hedland. We discussed with the local community how we were going to solve the problems. We came up with a number of initiatives in community development, education, policing, justice and housing and works. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will report to the House on a very good meeting that occurred in this Parliament last week. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is the answer to the question. The meeting involved the member for Pilbara - who is not in the House today - the Minister for Community Development, the Minister for Education and Training, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing and Works. We sat down with the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, the head of the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Port Hedland. We discussed a range of issues relating to behavioural problems in Port Hedland. We discussed with the local community how we were going to solve the problems. We came up with a number of initiatives in community development, education, policing, justice and housing and works. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
I will report to the House on a very good meeting that occurred in this Parliament last week. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is the answer to the question. The meeting involved the member for Pilbara - who is not in the House today - the Minister for Community Development, the Minister for Education and Training, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing and Works. We sat down with the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, the head of the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Port Hedland. We discussed a range of issues relating to behavioural problems in Port Hedland. We discussed with the local community how we were going to solve the problems. We came up with a number of initiatives in community development, education, policing, justice and housing and works. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is the answer to the question. The meeting involved the member for Pilbara - who is not in the House today - the Minister for Community Development, the Minister for Education and Training, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing and Works. We sat down with the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, the head of the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Port Hedland. We discussed a range of issues relating to behavioural problems in Port Hedland. We discussed with the local community how we were going to solve the problems. We came up with a number of initiatives in community development, education, policing, justice and housing and works. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is the answer to the question. The meeting involved the member for Pilbara - who is not in the House today - the Minister for Community Development, the Minister for Education and Training, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing and Works. We sat down with the Mayor of the Town of Port Hedland, Brent Rudler, the head of the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Port Hedland. We discussed a range of issues relating to behavioural problems in Port Hedland. We discussed with the local community how we were going to solve the problems. We came up with a number of initiatives in community development, education, policing, justice and housing and works. Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have. As was interjected by the Minister for Police, the answer to the question is that the words “something like” appear to be a little bit difficult for the Opposition to cope with.

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