❓ Mr Love questions the Premier about the rollout of a family and domestic violence GPS tracking program without ensuring sufficient operational capacity in mobile black spot regions. The Premier deflects, linking community safety to gun law reform and criticising the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 45Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Family and domestic violence—Mobile phone black
spots—Regions
45. Mr Shane Love to the Premier:
Before I give the question, I wish to, on behalf of the
Nationals WA, express my condolences to the Western Australian Catholic
community for the passing of Pope Francis. I share in extending the rest of my
party's condolences to members of the Catholic community here in Western
Australia.
Premier, I refer to the Western Australian Department of
Justice's two-year family and domestic violence GPS tracking trial, Enhancing
Family Safety, which notes the requirement to ensure the reliability of GPS
tracking by utilising multiple network providers. Can the Premier explain why
his government rolled out a program that relies on intensive real-time
monitoring without first ensuring that there is sufficient operational capacity
to manage it?
spots—Regions
45. Mr Shane Love to the Premier:
Before I give the question, I wish to, on behalf of the
Nationals WA, express my condolences to the Western Australian Catholic
community for the passing of Pope Francis. I share in extending the rest of my
party's condolences to members of the Catholic community here in Western
Australia.
Premier, I refer to the Western Australian Department of
Justice's two-year family and domestic violence GPS tracking trial, Enhancing
Family Safety, which notes the requirement to ensure the reliability of GPS
tracking by utilising multiple network providers. Can the Premier explain why
his government rolled out a program that relies on intensive real-time
monitoring without first ensuring that there is sufficient operational capacity
to manage it?
AnswerView source ↗
Once again, I commend the member to the comments and
statements made by the Attorney General just a short while ago that of course
completely debunk the premise of the member's position on this; that is, there
is not enough investment. As I said, we have invested $28 million to employ an
extra 35 department of corrections officers, with
another 12 coming on in July this year through another funding model. As we
continue to grow and embed these new laws in the operations of the department
of Corrective Services, obviously we can continue to make sure that we keep
Western Australians safe. We can keep Western Australians safe—
Several members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: —because we are making the
right laws and the right investments. One of the ways we keep Western
Australians safe is also through gun law reform. Therefore, when it comes to
community safety, I think it is the member opposite who should be fronting the
people of Western Australia to explain why he is opposing gun law reform that will
make people safe.
Point of order
Mr Lachlan Hunter: I have a point of order about
relevance. The Leader of the Nationals asked a very simple question that did
not relate to firearms reform, so the answer should be directly relevant to the
question.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members, thank you. I will not uphold
that point of order. The reference to community safety in the question allows
the Premier to respond in the way he is responding. But he will be getting
close to the end of his response! Thank you, Premier.
Questions without
notice resumed
Mr Roger Cook: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I will
get to the nub of my response, and that is that those opposite, if they are to
stand up for community safety, have to stand up for gun law reform.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Basil Zempilas: The police minister
apologised, Premier.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: I want—
The Speaker: Premier!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members, no! I asked the Premier to sit
down. He can carry on with silence in the chamber. Thank you. Carry on,
Premier.
Mr Roger Cook: I want, most importantly, the Leader of
the Opposition to explain to the people of Floreat, where they had a double
homicide in their community as a result of issues associated with family and
domestic violence, why does he now endorse his own members leading to the
disallowance motion of these gun law reforms.
Mr Basil Zempilas: The police minister
apologised for that.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: I will be lectured by a lot of people
when it comes to gun law reform—
The Speaker: Premier! Just wait, Premier.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition, the Premier has
the floor. You have already asked a question. If you want to ask another one,
it is up to you guys to work out what you want to do, but the Premier is
responding. Carry on, Premier.
Mr Roger Cook: This is a question of leadership, and
this is a test of the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition. Will he stand
with us when it comes to community safety? Will he stand with us when it comes
to family and domestic violence? Will he call on Hon Dr Steve Thomas in the
upper house to withdraw his motion of disallowance for our gun laws, which
everyone knows are about keeping our communities safer and keeping women,
particularly, who are victims of family and domestic violence safer.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition! Thank you,
Premier.
statements made by the Attorney General just a short while ago that of course
completely debunk the premise of the member's position on this; that is, there
is not enough investment. As I said, we have invested $28 million to employ an
extra 35 department of corrections officers, with
another 12 coming on in July this year through another funding model. As we
continue to grow and embed these new laws in the operations of the department
of Corrective Services, obviously we can continue to make sure that we keep
Western Australians safe. We can keep Western Australians safe—
Several members interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: —because we are making the
right laws and the right investments. One of the ways we keep Western
Australians safe is also through gun law reform. Therefore, when it comes to
community safety, I think it is the member opposite who should be fronting the
people of Western Australia to explain why he is opposing gun law reform that will
make people safe.
Point of order
Mr Lachlan Hunter: I have a point of order about
relevance. The Leader of the Nationals asked a very simple question that did
not relate to firearms reform, so the answer should be directly relevant to the
question.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members, thank you. I will not uphold
that point of order. The reference to community safety in the question allows
the Premier to respond in the way he is responding. But he will be getting
close to the end of his response! Thank you, Premier.
Questions without
notice resumed
Mr Roger Cook: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I will
get to the nub of my response, and that is that those opposite, if they are to
stand up for community safety, have to stand up for gun law reform.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Basil Zempilas: The police minister
apologised, Premier.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: I want—
The Speaker: Premier!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members, no! I asked the Premier to sit
down. He can carry on with silence in the chamber. Thank you. Carry on,
Premier.
Mr Roger Cook: I want, most importantly, the Leader of
the Opposition to explain to the people of Floreat, where they had a double
homicide in their community as a result of issues associated with family and
domestic violence, why does he now endorse his own members leading to the
disallowance motion of these gun law reforms.
Mr Basil Zempilas: The police minister
apologised for that.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition!
Mr Roger Cook: I will be lectured by a lot of people
when it comes to gun law reform—
The Speaker: Premier! Just wait, Premier.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition, the Premier has
the floor. You have already asked a question. If you want to ask another one,
it is up to you guys to work out what you want to do, but the Premier is
responding. Carry on, Premier.
Mr Roger Cook: This is a question of leadership, and
this is a test of the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition. Will he stand
with us when it comes to community safety? Will he stand with us when it comes
to family and domestic violence? Will he call on Hon Dr Steve Thomas in the
upper house to withdraw his motion of disallowance for our gun laws, which
everyone knows are about keeping our communities safer and keeping women,
particularly, who are victims of family and domestic violence safer.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition! Thank you,
Premier.
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