❓ Ms MacTiernan asks the Premier to refer the Esperance Port Authority nickel export ban to the Education and Health Standing Committee. The Premier refuses, citing the government's intention to address the issue directly and criticising the previous government's handling of the situation.
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ESPERANCE PORT AUTHORITY — NICKEL EXPORT BAN
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier agree to refer this matter to the Education and Health Standing Committee—the committee that made the initial recommendation to investigate nickel contamination at the port? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier agree to refer this matter to the Education and Health Standing Committee—the committee that made the initial recommendation to investigate nickel contamination at the port? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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That committee, which was chaired by the now Deputy Premier, did its job and produced an excellent report—something, I might say, that the previous government resisted. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: That committee, which was chaired by the now Deputy Premier, did its job and produced an excellent report—something, I might say, that the previous government resisted. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
That committee, which was chaired by the now Deputy Premier, did its job and produced an excellent report—something, I might say, that the previous government resisted. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: That committee, which was chaired by the now Deputy Premier, did its job and produced an excellent report—something, I might say, that the previous government resisted. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
That committee, which was chaired by the now Deputy Premier, did its job and produced an excellent report—something, I might say, that the previous government resisted. Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : We didn’t resist it; we supported it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It did. I remember the debate in this place. I remember the minister running around the chamber, trying to resist having a committee look into probably the second most serious pollution issue in this state’s history. She was scurrying around the chamber, trying to stop it happening. I remember it very well. Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr E.S. Ripper : So on this occasion will you support a committee inquiry? Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, I will not. I will tell members opposite why. The lead has been in the port for over 12 months. The people of Esperance are concerned about it. This government will remove the lead. We will make decisions and improve the handling of nickel. Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr E.S. Ripper : But you don’t want a committee to look into it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : No, because we will make decisions and deal with the problem that the former government failed to deal with.
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