❓ Mr Hort asks the Minister for Police about briefings on corrections' decisions regarding electronic monitoring. The Minister evades the question, instead attacking the opposition's stance on gun laws and domestic violence.
AnsweredQoN 79Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Electronic monitoring
79. Mr Adam Hort to
the Minister for Police:
I have a
supplementary question. Has the minister been briefed by the Commissioner of
Police on corrections' decision and, if so, when?
The Speaker : Firstly,
you cannot have two parts to a supplementary question.
Mr Adam Hort: Just the first, then.
The Speaker : The first
part; thank you. There is no use of an "and" in a supplementary
question.
79. Mr Adam Hort to
the Minister for Police:
I have a
supplementary question. Has the minister been briefed by the Commissioner of
Police on corrections' decision and, if so, when?
The Speaker : Firstly,
you cannot have two parts to a supplementary question.
Mr Adam Hort: Just the first, then.
The Speaker : The first
part; thank you. There is no use of an "and" in a supplementary
question.
AnswerView source ↗
I think that the
briefing the member needs to get is whether he supports—
Several members
interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: The briefing he needs to get—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members of
the opposition!
Mr Reece Whitby: Member for Kalamunda, do you support
your colleague in the other place for moving a disallowance against the gun
laws? If the member is truly supportive of family and domestic violence
measures—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Reece Whitby: —he will stand in support of
gun laws that are designed to make all Western Australians safe; none of this
approach from the member to purport to support family and domestic violence
victims and to walk away from gun laws.
Several members interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: This is a question for you, Leader of
the Opposition. This is a test for you. Do you support—
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: It is convenient now! Do you support
the gun laws? Do you support the gun laws?
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Reece Whitby: I think we have no answer. What do we
take that for? No, you do not. Come on; it is your opportunity to stand up.
Point of order
Mr Adam Hort: He is not answering the question, Mr
Speaker.
The Speaker : Sorry, is
this a point of order?
Mr Adam Hort: Sorry—point of order, Mr
Speaker.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mrs Jessica Stojkovski: You've got to do it
through the standing orders!
Mr Adam Hort: I do not have to repeat a standing
order.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Paul Papalia interjected.
The Speaker : Members;
hello, up here. It is a point of order, which I actually answer, not you, so I
really do not need your assistance; thank you very much. I will not uphold that
point of order. The minister is responding to the question and he can do so in
his own way. However, if you continue as an opposition to interject the way you
are interjecting, you are never going to hear the response. I forewarn you that
my patience is running out and I will start to call people to order.
Questions without
notice resumed
The Speaker : Minister,
have you finished?
Mr Reece Whitby: Yes, I have.
The Speaker : Thank you.
briefing the member needs to get is whether he supports—
Several members
interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: The briefing he needs to get—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members of
the opposition!
Mr Reece Whitby: Member for Kalamunda, do you support
your colleague in the other place for moving a disallowance against the gun
laws? If the member is truly supportive of family and domestic violence
measures—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Reece Whitby: —he will stand in support of
gun laws that are designed to make all Western Australians safe; none of this
approach from the member to purport to support family and domestic violence
victims and to walk away from gun laws.
Several members interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: This is a question for you, Leader of
the Opposition. This is a test for you. Do you support—
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
Mr Reece Whitby: It is convenient now! Do you support
the gun laws? Do you support the gun laws?
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Reece Whitby: I think we have no answer. What do we
take that for? No, you do not. Come on; it is your opportunity to stand up.
Point of order
Mr Adam Hort: He is not answering the question, Mr
Speaker.
The Speaker : Sorry, is
this a point of order?
Mr Adam Hort: Sorry—point of order, Mr
Speaker.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mrs Jessica Stojkovski: You've got to do it
through the standing orders!
Mr Adam Hort: I do not have to repeat a standing
order.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker : Members!
Mr Paul Papalia interjected.
The Speaker : Members;
hello, up here. It is a point of order, which I actually answer, not you, so I
really do not need your assistance; thank you very much. I will not uphold that
point of order. The minister is responding to the question and he can do so in
his own way. However, if you continue as an opposition to interject the way you
are interjecting, you are never going to hear the response. I forewarn you that
my patience is running out and I will start to call people to order.
Questions without
notice resumed
The Speaker : Minister,
have you finished?
Mr Reece Whitby: Yes, I have.
The Speaker : Thank you.
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