❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information about a report on the legal profession's role in motor vehicle third-party insurance, including access requests from the Law Society and potential legislative amendments. The Attorney General deferred the question, citing insufficient time to provide an answer and expressing confusion.
AnsweredQoN 285Legislative Council
Asked
10 October 2000
Member
Portfolio
Attorney General representing the Minister assisting the Treasurer
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Was a report completed and presented to the minister of the day in respect of a national competition policy review of the legal profession? (2) If so, who completed the report and when was it received by the department? (3) Did the report contain any consideration of the role of the legal profession in the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943? (4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(2) If so, who completed the report and when was it received by the department? (3) Did the report contain any consideration of the role of the legal profession in the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943? (4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(3) Did the report contain any consideration of the role of the legal profession in the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943? (4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided?
(7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(2) If so, who completed the report and when was it received by the department? (3) Did the report contain any consideration of the role of the legal profession in the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943? (4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(3) Did the report contain any consideration of the role of the legal profession in the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943? (4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(4) Will any amendments to the Act be made on the basis of this report? (5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(5) Has the minister or the department received any requests from the Law Society of Western Australia to have access to - (a) the whole report, or (b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided? (6) If each request was refused, why was it refused? (7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
(b) to only the part of the report that deals with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle insurance claims; and, if so, has a copy of the requested information been provided?
(7) Will the minister table a copy of the whole report or just part of the report dealing with the role of the legal profession in third party motor vehicle claims; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
As the information requested is not able to be provided in time for question time today, I ask that this question be placed on notice. I also note that perhaps the person who will answer it can understand it, but I am a bit puzzled by the question.
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