❓ Mr. Papalia accuses the Minister for Corrective Services of exploiting a whistleblower's information for personal gain, which the Minister vehemently denies, stating his views were formed independently. The Speaker repeatedly calls Mr. Papalia to order for interjecting.
AnsweredQoN 888Legislative Assembly
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CORRECTIVE SERVICES — WHISTLEBLOWER
888. Mr P. PAPALIA to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question. Why
has the minister not lifted a finger to help this whistleblower, despite the
fact that he has used her information to pursue his own agenda and brazenly
boost his own profile in the media?
888. Mr P. PAPALIA to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question. Why
has the minister not lifted a finger to help this whistleblower, despite the
fact that he has used her information to pursue his own agenda and brazenly
boost his own profile in the media?
AnswerView source ↗
Once again—the same as last week—what a
ridiculous proposition. Let me tell members, I formed my views —
Mr P. Papalia : You
used her information! Where was the Public Sector Management Act when you met
her in July?
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, you have had a chance to ask a question and a
supplementary; do not answer your own question, please. I call you to order for
the first time.
Mr
J.M. FRANCIS : Let me just go back in history briefly.
Mr
P. Papalia : You used her information; that is against the act.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
J.M. FRANCIS : I will go back in history briefly. This person raised their
concerns publicly with The West
Australian before I met them. To suggest that I used information that they
provided to me to publicly comment about the department —
Mr P. Papalia : The
minister said that his department had a cultural problem, based on her
information.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
This is just a ridiculous proposition. Let me make this perfectly clear: I
formed my views on issues about culture and performance within sections of the
Department of Corrective Services independently. The information that I
received was another bit of evidence that supported the views that I had
already formed about the Department of Corrective Services. I wholeheartedly
reject any allegation. No matter how many times the member makes this
allegation and no matter how many journalists he may tell that I used this
person, this person revealed their concerns to The West Australian and they were printed in The West Australian before I raised them.
ridiculous proposition. Let me tell members, I formed my views —
Mr P. Papalia : You
used her information! Where was the Public Sector Management Act when you met
her in July?
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, you have had a chance to ask a question and a
supplementary; do not answer your own question, please. I call you to order for
the first time.
Mr
J.M. FRANCIS : Let me just go back in history briefly.
Mr
P. Papalia : You used her information; that is against the act.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
J.M. FRANCIS : I will go back in history briefly. This person raised their
concerns publicly with The West
Australian before I met them. To suggest that I used information that they
provided to me to publicly comment about the department —
Mr P. Papalia : The
minister said that his department had a cultural problem, based on her
information.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
This is just a ridiculous proposition. Let me make this perfectly clear: I
formed my views on issues about culture and performance within sections of the
Department of Corrective Services independently. The information that I
received was another bit of evidence that supported the views that I had
already formed about the Department of Corrective Services. I wholeheartedly
reject any allegation. No matter how many times the member makes this
allegation and no matter how many journalists he may tell that I used this
person, this person revealed their concerns to The West Australian and they were printed in The West Australian before I raised them.
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