❓ Mr. Katsambanis questions the Premier regarding the effectiveness of the Animal Welfare and Trespass Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, suggesting it fails to deter offenders and protect primary producers. The Premier defends the legislation, highlighting enhanced penalties and inspection regimes.
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ANIMAL WELFARE AND
TRESPASS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2020
504. Mr
P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that offenders are simply thumbing their noses at this legislation and
saying that it is not going to deter them, will the Premier apologise to Western
Australian primary producers for introducing ineffective legislation that
simply will not help them?
TRESPASS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2020
504. Mr
P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that offenders are simply thumbing their noses at this legislation and
saying that it is not going to deter them, will the Premier apologise to Western
Australian primary producers for introducing ineffective legislation that
simply will not help them?
AnswerView source ↗
These questions are so bizarre. I do
not know who wrote the member's question. When we pass laws, I cannot
help what someone says in front of a TV camera. I cannot help that. I cannot
control what might be said. We actually live in a country where people can
speak without being prosecuted for doing so. We actually live in that
environment. If the member is asking me to stop someone from saying something
about a law that we might put in place, I cannot do that. But we have put in
place a suite of reforms that will ensure that there are enhanced penalties for
people who engage in those practices. I think farmers should not be targeted in
this way. I saw that Mr Warden had invaded farms and restaurants, and I do not
think that should be occurring. However, I think the elegance of the
legislation allows for the inspections of those intensive production
agricultural facilities and that is a good
thing. We should allow for that. We should allow for inspection of abattoirs.
Surely, people here and surely the Liberal Party agree that we should be
able to engage in that inspection regime to ensure that animal welfare practices and animal welfare standards are being
met within piggeries and abattoirs and intensive animal production facilities. I just think that that is a great balance, and it goes to show that
this government can do lots of good things at the same time. I put in place
measures to prevent some of the criminal activities or activism and to protect
the welfare of animals, which is exactly the same as we are doing in the puppy
farming laws and I do not understand why the Liberal Party is opposing those,
and I hope it does not oppose the laws designed to prevent trespass and enhance
animal welfare in intensive agriculture.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
not know who wrote the member's question. When we pass laws, I cannot
help what someone says in front of a TV camera. I cannot help that. I cannot
control what might be said. We actually live in a country where people can
speak without being prosecuted for doing so. We actually live in that
environment. If the member is asking me to stop someone from saying something
about a law that we might put in place, I cannot do that. But we have put in
place a suite of reforms that will ensure that there are enhanced penalties for
people who engage in those practices. I think farmers should not be targeted in
this way. I saw that Mr Warden had invaded farms and restaurants, and I do not
think that should be occurring. However, I think the elegance of the
legislation allows for the inspections of those intensive production
agricultural facilities and that is a good
thing. We should allow for that. We should allow for inspection of abattoirs.
Surely, people here and surely the Liberal Party agree that we should be
able to engage in that inspection regime to ensure that animal welfare practices and animal welfare standards are being
met within piggeries and abattoirs and intensive animal production facilities. I just think that that is a great balance, and it goes to show that
this government can do lots of good things at the same time. I put in place
measures to prevent some of the criminal activities or activism and to protect
the welfare of animals, which is exactly the same as we are doing in the puppy
farming laws and I do not understand why the Liberal Party is opposing those,
and I hope it does not oppose the laws designed to prevent trespass and enhance
animal welfare in intensive agriculture.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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