❓ Mr. Cook questions the Minister for Health's ability to enact a ban on solariums, citing the AMA's concerns about public health. The Minister defends the current situation by stating individuals are making a personal choice.
AnsweredQoN 906Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SOLARIUMS
906. Mr R.H. COOK to the
Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. The President of the
Australian Medical Association says that, through these delays, the Minister
for Health is threatening the lives of Western Australians. If the minister and
the Premier lack the authority to take such a basic measure through the party
room, what on earth is the minister doing in his position?
906. Mr R.H. COOK to the
Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. The President of the
Australian Medical Association says that, through these delays, the Minister
for Health is threatening the lives of Western Australians. If the minister and
the Premier lack the authority to take such a basic measure through the party
room, what on earth is the minister doing in his position?
AnswerView source ↗
I can tell members that the only people who are at risk of
getting melanomas from excess exposure to tanning beds are those who make the
personal choice to walk through the door and pay their money to the people who
do it. No-one forces them to go; no-one is making them get cancer. We have told
them that there is an increased risk of getting cancer, so those people —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members! Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the first
time.
Mr
R.H. Cook : You're an embarrassment!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Kwinana!
Dr
M.D. Nahan : Gambling machines?
Mr R.H. Cook : Did
you vote against it?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
member said ''Did you vote against it?'' There was no vote, there
was a discussion. I guess I should not say that, because it is party room
business. But we have debated this —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
issue is still being discussed.
getting melanomas from excess exposure to tanning beds are those who make the
personal choice to walk through the door and pay their money to the people who
do it. No-one forces them to go; no-one is making them get cancer. We have told
them that there is an increased risk of getting cancer, so those people —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members! Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the first
time.
Mr
R.H. Cook : You're an embarrassment!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Kwinana!
Dr
M.D. Nahan : Gambling machines?
Mr R.H. Cook : Did
you vote against it?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Kwinana, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
member said ''Did you vote against it?'' There was no vote, there
was a discussion. I guess I should not say that, because it is party room
business. But we have debated this —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Dr K.D. HAMES : The
issue is still being discussed.
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