❓ Question regarding Magistrate Bloemen's conduct in Broome and the Attorney General's response. The Attorney General denies ordering the Chief Magistrate's intervention and accuses the questioner of undermining the justice system.
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MAGISTRATE ANTOINE BLOEMEN
I refer to the current crisis in Broome in relation to Magistrate Bloemen, and to his reappointment and the Attorney General’s comments that he will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley unless some unexpected cause intervenes. (1) Why did the Attorney General order Chief Magistrate Steven Heath to Broome to intervene in this matter if Magistrate Bloemen has his full support? (2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY
I refer to the current crisis in Broome in relation to Magistrate Bloemen, and to his reappointment and the Attorney General’s comments that he will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley unless some unexpected cause intervenes. (1) Why did the Attorney General order Chief Magistrate Steven Heath to Broome to intervene in this matter if Magistrate Bloemen has his full support? (2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(1) Why did the Attorney General order Chief Magistrate Steven Heath to Broome to intervene in this matter if Magistrate Bloemen has his full support? (2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(2) No.
(1) Why did the Attorney General order Chief Magistrate Steven Heath to Broome to intervene in this matter if Magistrate Bloemen has his full support? (2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(2) Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : I am sure that members to my right would be able to answer the question far better than the Attorney General! However, that is not their job. The member for Nedlands should be able to be heard so that she can ask her question and the Attorney General should be able to answer it. Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. WALKER : Given the ongoing public undermining of the criminal justice system and the numerous complaints about the behaviour and performance of Magistrate Bloemen, has the Attorney General considered exercising his power under clause 14 of schedule 1 of the Magistrates Court Act pending an investigation into the crisis surrounding that magistrate that has again erupted in the Broome court? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
I would have thought that the best strategy or tactic available to the member for Nedlands in the light of the trial that she recently caused to be aborted and the frustration that she caused to the administration of justice in Western Australia was silence. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Alas, alas! Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Alas, the member for Nedlands has again come into this place and sought to defame a member of the judiciary. I think she is most probably aware of the opprobrium of the legal profession that has been heaped upon her head firstly for her unsubstantiated attack on a member of the judiciary and, secondly, her recklessness in causing the trial to be aborted. Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Several members interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : The abortion of that trial was directly attributable to her conduct and nobody else’s. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the second time and the member for Murray to order for the third time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : In answer to the specific questions that she has asked - (1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(1) The member’s question is factually incorrect. I did not order Chief Magistrate Heath to the Kimberley. Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker : Did he go of his own volition? Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : I did not order him. I presume that he did. Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Ms S.E. Walker : Why didn’t you? Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Let us go back to jurisprudence 100. It is called the separation of powers, whereby the judiciary is separate from the executive arm of government. Even the member should begin to understand the very basic issue involved in my issuing a directive to the Chief Magistrate. It did not occur. (2) No.
(2) No.
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