❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the acquittal of men involved in the death of Leon Robinson and the Premier's response, which defends the justice system while acknowledging public disquiet.
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I refer the Premier to the acquittal of the four men who have admitted to kicking and bashing Mr Leon Robinson, who subsequently died from the attack on Christmas Eve 2002. (1) Does the Premier agree with the overwhelming public view that to allow nothing to happen over the death of Leon Robinson would be an act of gross injustice and an affront to our sense of decency and fairness? (2) Even though the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no new charges should be laid in this matter, is the Premier aware that the DPP does not always get it right and that, in fact, last year the office lost 46.5 per cent of all criminal prosecutions that it took to trial? (3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the overwhelming public view that to allow nothing to happen over the death of Leon Robinson would be an act of gross injustice and an affront to our sense of decency and fairness? (2) Even though the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no new charges should be laid in this matter, is the Premier aware that the DPP does not always get it right and that, in fact, last year the office lost 46.5 per cent of all criminal prosecutions that it took to trial? (3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(2) Even though the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no new charges should be laid in this matter, is the Premier aware that the DPP does not always get it right and that, in fact, last year the office lost 46.5 per cent of all criminal prosecutions that it took to trial? (3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
[Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
[Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the overwhelming public view that to allow nothing to happen over the death of Leon Robinson would be an act of gross injustice and an affront to our sense of decency and fairness? (2) Even though the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no new charges should be laid in this matter, is the Premier aware that the DPP does not always get it right and that, in fact, last year the office lost 46.5 per cent of all criminal prosecutions that it took to trial? (3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(2) Even though the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no new charges should be laid in this matter, is the Premier aware that the DPP does not always get it right and that, in fact, last year the office lost 46.5 per cent of all criminal prosecutions that it took to trial? (3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(3) If so, will the Premier demand that the DPP issue new charges of a different nature against the self-confessed assailants and allow the courts and not the DPP, which does not always get it right, to decide whether they are guilty of the new charges? Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
Allow the courts to make the decision - not the DPP. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
(1)-(3) There is no human institution on the face of the earth that is pure perfection. It is a sad fact of human nature that no institution has yet been designed that guarantees perfection. It is impossible because we are human beings. Anyone who knows anything about the human condition would understand that human beings seek and aspire to create perfect institutions. It is simply not possible. I understand the disquiet that exists in the community about this. That was expressed by the Attorney General when he was asked to comment. I fully support the comments made by the Attorney General about this matter. We understand the disquiet but it is one of those situations that occurs from time to time in our system. With human institutions of this nature, the truth is that there cannot be perfection. As the Attorney General has said, it is a very important principle that we do not have political interference in important processes that guarantee justice in our society. Sometimes it does not come out as we would wish. Sometimes it comes out in ways that create great disquiet. This is one of those occasions. What we have is the best we can have in terms of human institutions. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
[Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
The SPEAKER : Order! Members of the gallery may not interfere with the proceedings of this house. Any person who interferes with the operation of this chamber will be removed. [Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
[Interruption from the gallery.] The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
The SPEAKER : I will leave the Chair while the people in the gallery interfering with the proceedings of the house are removed. Sitting suspended from 2.16 to 2.20 pm The SPEAKER : Before we resume question time, I wish to tell the house that the reason I left the chair was for the safety of those people who were being removed from the gallery. Any scuffles in the gallery, with its low banisters, could result in some injury. That is why I left when I did.
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