❓ Question regarding whether the member for Innaloo influenced police actions after being stopped for traffic offences. The Premier deflects, citing privacy concerns and accusing the opposition of a smear campaign.
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I refer the Premier to his statement in this House yesterday regarding the incident in which the member for Innaloo - who interestingly is not with us today - was stopped by up to five police cars on Thursday for committing three separate traffic offences. The Premier said that his Government does not interfere with the due process that exists within the Police Service of Western Australia and that that has been made clear to every member of the Government and that they understand it. (1) Is the Premier aware that the member for Innaloo telephoned both Deputy Police Commissioner Atherton and Assistant Commissioner McRoberts following media attention regarding this incident to complain about the position taken by police on this matter? (2) Will the Premier confirm whether the original briefing note from the attending officer was amended and the public remarks of Assistant Commissioner McRoberts were revised following those most earnest phone calls from the member for Innaloo to senior police officers? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(1) Is the Premier aware that the member for Innaloo telephoned both Deputy Police Commissioner Atherton and Assistant Commissioner McRoberts following media attention regarding this incident to complain about the position taken by police on this matter? (2) Will the Premier confirm whether the original briefing note from the attending officer was amended and the public remarks of Assistant Commissioner McRoberts were revised following those most earnest phone calls from the member for Innaloo to senior police officers? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(2) Will the Premier confirm whether the original briefing note from the attending officer was amended and the public remarks of Assistant Commissioner McRoberts were revised following those most earnest phone calls from the member for Innaloo to senior police officers? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(1) Is the Premier aware that the member for Innaloo telephoned both Deputy Police Commissioner Atherton and Assistant Commissioner McRoberts following media attention regarding this incident to complain about the position taken by police on this matter? (2) Will the Premier confirm whether the original briefing note from the attending officer was amended and the public remarks of Assistant Commissioner McRoberts were revised following those most earnest phone calls from the member for Innaloo to senior police officers? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(2) Will the Premier confirm whether the original briefing note from the attending officer was amended and the public remarks of Assistant Commissioner McRoberts were revised following those most earnest phone calls from the member for Innaloo to senior police officers? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
(1)-(2) Essentially this matter has raised two issues. The first relates to the issue of traffic offences. I think the Police Service has explained its position on the matter very fully. Senior police officers indicated in the media that a caution was given to the member for Innaloo. They believed that that was the appropriate course of action. That is a matter for the police, as it should be. The second issue relates to certain so-called information that was circulating about the member for Innaloo. It was that information that concerned the member for Innaloo and it was regarding that information that he made complaints to the Police Service, just as any citizen in this State can make complaints. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Innaloo was concerned about certain information that was circulating about what he might have been doing on that occasion. Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What was he doing? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Listen to the Leader of the Opposition! That is of no concern to anyone in this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Why are you so sensitive? Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am not sensitive. I am protecting that person’s rights to privacy. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! This question is about a member of Parliament. It is part of members’ obligation to listen to what the Premier is saying rather than to yell at each other to make a point. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Certain information was being circulated that significantly upset the member for Innaloo. It severely affected him in the way in which he wanted to carry out his life out as human being. That is separate from his role as a member of Parliament. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member has a right to his privacy in these matters, as does every other member of this Parliament. Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: So he can ring an assistant commissioner on a private matter can he? Is that due process? I don’t think so. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I will protect any member of Parliament from inquiries that do not relate to their public duties as a member of this House. He made a complaint about that matter, as he had every right to do. Every citizen in this State can make a complaint, when he or she feels it is necessary, and should get a response from the appropriate level of the Police Service. The Liberal Party has descended to a new low. The smear and innuendo are spreading - Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Where is the accountability here? Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition accountable to the people of Western Australia for what he does 24 hours a day? Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I am a public figure and I expect to be fully accountable for everything I do. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is he fully accountable for everything he does? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a new insight. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY: My question specifically asked the Premier whether the member for Innaloo got the police to change their view on this matter by telephoning them, and he has now gone off on a tangent. The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Questions without Notice Resumed Dr G.I. GALLOP: The question about the police and the briefing note would need to be addressed to the Minister for Police. It is an operational matter within the Police Service, and everyone knows that.
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