❓ Minister Carpenter provides an update on WA's booming resources industry, highlighting significant investments from BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Sinosteel. He defends his predecessor's integrity amidst interjections and a point of order regarding relevance.
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Will the minister please advise the house of the latest progress of WA’s booming resources industry? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. This morning, outside the front of Parliament House, BHP Billiton Ltd announced its approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3, which has the potential to create 900 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs as part of the latest expansion of its operations in the Pilbara. The expansion involves capital expenditure of $1.3 billion to increase the capacity of its Area C iron ore mine by 20 million tonnes per annum to 42 million tonnes per annum. Initial production is forecast to commence in the final quarter of 2007. This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. This morning, outside the front of Parliament House, BHP Billiton Ltd announced its approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3, which has the potential to create 900 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs as part of the latest expansion of its operations in the Pilbara. The expansion involves capital expenditure of $1.3 billion to increase the capacity of its Area C iron ore mine by 20 million tonnes per annum to 42 million tonnes per annum. Initial production is forecast to commence in the final quarter of 2007. This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
I thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. This morning, outside the front of Parliament House, BHP Billiton Ltd announced its approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3, which has the potential to create 900 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs as part of the latest expansion of its operations in the Pilbara. The expansion involves capital expenditure of $1.3 billion to increase the capacity of its Area C iron ore mine by 20 million tonnes per annum to 42 million tonnes per annum. Initial production is forecast to commence in the final quarter of 2007. This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. This morning, outside the front of Parliament House, BHP Billiton Ltd announced its approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3, which has the potential to create 900 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs as part of the latest expansion of its operations in the Pilbara. The expansion involves capital expenditure of $1.3 billion to increase the capacity of its Area C iron ore mine by 20 million tonnes per annum to 42 million tonnes per annum. Initial production is forecast to commence in the final quarter of 2007. This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
I thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. This morning, outside the front of Parliament House, BHP Billiton Ltd announced its approval for the Rapid Growth Project 3, which has the potential to create 900 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs as part of the latest expansion of its operations in the Pilbara. The expansion involves capital expenditure of $1.3 billion to increase the capacity of its Area C iron ore mine by 20 million tonnes per annum to 42 million tonnes per annum. Initial production is forecast to commence in the final quarter of 2007. This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
This is the third significant announcement for the resources industry in Western Australia in the past three days. Today there was an announcement by BHP; yesterday there was a similar scale announcement, involving $1.3 billion, by Rio Tinto Ltd; and on Tuesday, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation Ltd announced a 50-50 partnership in a prefeasibility study, which they hope will lead to a $1.5 billion development in the mid-west. This has been a remarkable week for the Western Australian economy. Great confidence has been demonstrated in the performance of our economy by Rio Tinto and BHP, which are probably the word’s two biggest mining companies, and by Sinosteel Corporation, which is one of the major enterprises in China. They have also demonstrated confidence in the ability of Western Australia to deliver the requirements and governance factors regarding those projects. That is a great feather in our cap. I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
I was asked questions during the BHP Billiton announcement about my predecessor in this role, Hon Clive Brown. I have had no conversations with Clive Brown about BHP Billiton - at all - since he left Parliament. I have had one meeting with Clive Brown since I became Minister for State Development, and it was in this Parliament last week to discuss training issues. Clive Brown is a person of the highest integrity. Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Government members: Hear, hear! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : There is absolutely no way that Clive Brown would use the position he now holds to the disadvantage of companies operating in Western Australia. He has absolute integrity. We might ask whether members on the other side of the chamber share that level of integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This week has been an amazing week. Outside in the real world, Western Australia is powering along, in part because of the way in which the state is governed. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I did not say totally. It is in part because of the way the state is governed and because of the confidence investors have in the government of Western Australia. This chamber and the Parliament of Western Australia have witnessed the most ridiculous claptrap, running as public debate, that I have seen for a long time. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I draw the attention of members and also your attention, Mr Speaker, to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The minister’s answer, if he dares to call it an answer, has absolutely nothing to do with investment in the mining industry. If that standing order is not upheld, we will never find out about the Premier’s involvement in the shares scandal and we will never hold this government to account for the atrocious behaviour of the past two weeks. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : Take a seat. Points of order do not allow members to have a mini debate during question time. The minister is answering the question as he sees fit. I am sure that the minister is about to bring his answer to a conclusion. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I point out that the dealings that the state government has had with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Sinosteel Corporation and Midwest Corporation have been completely appropriate; there has been nothing inappropriate in those dealings. I asked the member for Kalgoorlie in this chamber on Tuesday whether he would be prepared to reveal his shareholdings in this chamber. For example, did the Leader of the Opposition have shareholdings in BHP or Rio Tinto? We do not know, because he has concealed his shareholdings through the device of his personal company. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : I repeat that standing order 78 states that an answer must be relevant to the question. I have no idea what this has to do with the question the minister was asked. The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : The fact that the member for Leschenault does not think there is any connection between the answer and the question is not the point. I see a connection in the way in which the minister is answering the question, and give the call to the minister. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I am not interrupted, I will bring my answer to a rapid conclusion. I asked whether the member for Kalgoorlie would provide the chamber with a list of his shareholdings. He invited me to walk into the Clerk’s office and said that they would be in there. They are not there. There is no such list. The Leader of the Opposition has used a device, whether deliberately or not, to conceal his shareholdings. He is sitting in this chamber, taking part in debate - Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Point of Order Mr D.F. BARRON-SULLIVAN : The minister has made a clear imputation against the Leader of the Opposition by indicating that he might deliberately have undertaken a particular action. Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr J.A. McGinty interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Lots of accusations are made in this house. If that is the worst accusation that is made today, we will not have done badly. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member for Darling Range said yesterday or the day before that the government has been hoist with its own petard. He is correct. We set standards that are so high that members on our side have inadvertently been caught up. The member for Yokine is a person of the highest integrity. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yesterday, a disgraceful slur was made against that member by the member for Hillarys. We can make a judgment about who has higher integrity - the member for Yokine or the member for Hillarys. Members should ask themselves that question. The member for Hillarys has established himself as probably the biggest threat to this state because of his proclivities, which we have made jokes about in this place. He should be locked up before the avian virus runs rampant across the state. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 78, which states that an answer must be relevant to the question. The question was clearly about investment in the mining industry, yet the minister is talking about locking up the member for Hillarys. Mr Speaker, you would be setting a very odd precedent if you did not uphold that standing order on this occasion. The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : It would be a very strange precedent to allow the Leader of the Opposition to criticise my previous ruling, and he will not do that. The Minister for State Development has finished his contribution to the question. Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : I direct that the Minister for State Development withdraw his last comment about the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I withdraw.
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