❓ The Premier addresses the history of decisions regarding accommodation problems at the Supreme Court, highlighting past government actions and assigning blame for inaction. The issue will be debated further in Parliament.
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Will the Premier advise the House of the history of decisions made to resolve the accommodation problems confronting the Supreme Court? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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It is very important - Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is very important - Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
It is very important - Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is very important - Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
It is very important - Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: There are a couple of vacant cells at the moment. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is good to see the deputy leader of the opposition in form. He is sitting in the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s seat and is having a good time interjecting on the Government. I congratulate him on his new position. The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
The SPEAKER: As far as this House is concerned, the member sitting to the left of the Leader of the Opposition is in fact the Leader of the National Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is strange. The Deputy Premier is on my right, and I thought that the deputy leader of the opposition sat opposite the Deputy Premier. We will be hearing more about that matter at the appropriate time. It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
It is very important for the public of Western Australia to have a full understanding of what has happened with regard to this matter. This issue will be debated in Parliament as a result of a motion to be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government will put forward its points of view very strongly during that motion. One of the issues that has emerged in respect of the Supreme Court buildings and the fact that criminal trials occur there has been the quality of the accommodation. It has been known for many years that that accommodation is not up to scratch. Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mr M.J. Birney: Since the end of 2001 to be precise. It was made abundantly clear. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The member for Kalgoorlie conveniently starts his history of the matter at the end of 2001. I will give the member for Kalgoorlie a history lesson. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is important to put the facts on the record. These are the facts: in 1992 the then Labor Government made a decision to expend money on the Supreme Court buildings and overcome the accommodation problems. That is a fact. In the 2001 report to the people of Western Australia, Hon David Malcolm, AC, the Chief Justice of Western Australia stated - In June 1992 - That was during the Lawrence Labor Government of which the now Treasurer, the current Attorney General and I were members - the Government of which the present Premier and Attorney General were members approved a project for extensions of the Supreme Court which were then seen as urgently required . . . In 1992 the then Labor Government, on the basis of the evidence that it had before it, decided to spend money on the Supreme Court. However, in early 1993 there was a change of Government. The now Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kingsley were in that Government. What happened? I refer to the 2003 annual report of the Chief Justice of Western Australia, who said - It is now more than 11 years since the Government of the day in 1992 recognised the need to rectify the position . . . I have quoted the decision made in 1992. The review continues - We had high hopes following a Cabinet decision in April 1992, which approved major extensions to the Supreme Court on the present site, that our accommodation problems would be solved. There was a change of Government in 1993 and while it recognised the need to find a solution and formulated proposals, the project has not been brought to fruition. That is the record of the Liberal Party on this matter. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: No wonder the member for Kingsley is not interjecting on this issue, because she was the then Attorney General. Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Mrs C.L. Edwardes: Why don’t you go back to Moses? Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is a very interesting interjection. It is a very defensive and nervous interjection from a guilty party that did nothing during two terms. We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
We will debate all of the issues that occurred last Thursday. We on this side of the House want to find out what happened and make sure it does not happen again, but we will not allow the Liberal Party to fool the people of Western Australia about its performance, because its performance was diabolical. Those opposite had two terms of government to fix the problems. The Labor Government of 1992 had fixed the problem and it took until 2001 for the new Labor Government to make a decision about what should have been done in 1993.
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