❓ Mr. Buswell questions the revocation of Joe McDonald's right-of-entry permit after assault charges. Mr. Kobelke clarifies that he lacks the power to revoke it, as it rests with the WA Industrial Relations Commission, and states that the Department has initiated action for removal of the permit.
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Following the conviction one month ago of notorious Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union official Joe McDonald on assault charges, has McDonald’s state right-of-entry permit been revoked; and, if not, why not? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for the question. The issue is that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, through its Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate, is out there on building sites - whether or not there is a report - and, as has been seen, taking action. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. The issue is that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, through its Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate, is out there on building sites - whether or not there is a report - and, as has been seen, taking action. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
I thank the member for the question. The issue is that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, through its Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate, is out there on building sites - whether or not there is a report - and, as has been seen, taking action. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. The issue is that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, through its Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate, is out there on building sites - whether or not there is a report - and, as has been seen, taking action. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
I thank the member for the question. The issue is that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, through its Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate, is out there on building sites - whether or not there is a report - and, as has been seen, taking action. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The noise from members opposite is really needed to hide their ignorance of the facts. They would rather run off on flights of fantasy than deal with the facts. The fact is that since we established the Building Industry and Special Projects Inspectorate - Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Have you revoked his right-of-entry permit? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I will take the interjection and go back to the original question of whether I have revoked it. The fact of the matter is I do not have the power to revoke it. A right-of-entry permit can be revoked only by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. I do not have the power to revoke it. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I can see that members opposite are not too worried about the facts. However, I was interested to hear the member for Vasse speaking on 720 ABC on 11 October at 12 midday about issues and actions that are currently proceeding between John Holland and various parties. Talking about the government, the member said - They should be assisting in providing . . . if not financial support to John Holland, then certainly contractual support. Is that the view of the Leader of the Opposition? Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr M.J. Birney : I am sorry, I wasn’t listening to you; I try not to. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : It was said by the Leader of the Opposition’s member. The Leader of the Opposition does not even listen to his opposition spokesperson! Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson has called on the government to spend money to support one company in a court action - whether the company is right or wrong - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it! Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order, member for Vasse. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : This is an example of what the Treasurer was talking about. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition spokesperson on industrial relations matters or workplace relations has called on the government to spend money. That is another example of the attitude of members opposite - just spend money everywhere - and the Leader of the Opposition does not even know about it. He pleads ignorance. This is the way this opposition works: it does not worry about the proper process and asks me to revoke something when I do not have the power to revoke and when the Industrial Relations Commission has the power. Point of Order Mr M.J. BIRNEY : Madam Deputy Speaker, I once again bring your attention to the standing order dealing with relevance. The minister was specifically asked whether Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry provision had been revoked following his being charged with assault. The minister has, as yet, failed to answer that question and I urge you to urge the minister to do just that. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : This is exactly the sort of situation that occurs when there are interjections across the floor. I do not acknowledge that there is a point of order and I ask the minister to draw his answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I accept that I was distracted by the silliness of the Leader of the Opposition. He thinks he can get out of answering a question about something his own spokesperson has done by saying that he does not know about it. To come to the point of the question, it is my understanding that the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection has initiated action for the removal of Mr McDonald’s right-of-entry permit. At the time of my last briefing a couple of days ago, the matter had not come to a hearing but action had been initiated, and there was actually press coverage of the initiation of that action.
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