❓ Mr. Ripper questions Premier Barnett about Hon. Moore's presentation of a petition from Noel Crichton-Browne, alleging a breach of the Premier's rule against contact with the lobbyist. Barnett defends Moore, stating it's a parliamentarian's duty to table petitions.
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MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM — NOEL CRICHTON-BROWNE PETITION
I refer the Premier to the copy of the petition presented by Hon Norman Moore on behalf of Mr Noel Crichton-Browne. I note that Hon Norman Moore did not provide the Premier with that copy of the petition—I did—and that Hon Norman Moore clearly did not advise the Premier of his action or proposed action. What action will the Premier take over this deliberate breach of the Premier’s rule by his historic factional enemy—that is, this deliberate breach of his rule against professional contact with the disgraced lobbyist Noel Crichton-Browne? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I refer the Premier to the copy of the petition presented by Hon Norman Moore on behalf of Mr Noel Crichton-Browne. I note that Hon Norman Moore did not provide the Premier with that copy of the petition—I did—and that Hon Norman Moore clearly did not advise the Premier of his action or proposed action. What action will the Premier take over this deliberate breach of the Premier’s rule by his historic factional enemy—that is, this deliberate breach of his rule against professional contact with the disgraced lobbyist Noel Crichton-Browne? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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First, I make it clear that the Leader of the Opposition is my factional enemy. Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: First, I make it clear that the Leader of the Opposition is my factional enemy. Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
First, I make it clear that the Leader of the Opposition is my factional enemy. Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
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Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: First, I make it clear that the Leader of the Opposition is my factional enemy. Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
First, I make it clear that the Leader of the Opposition is my factional enemy. Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : I’m just your opponent; your enemies are there! Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr M. McGowan : Behind you! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : You’re in full sight, all of you! I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for passing a copy of the petition to me. It is very brief so I will read it for the benefit of all members — PETITION … To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. A Petition praying for relief It is signed Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne. That is it. It was presented by—it does not actually say — Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
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Mr E.S. Ripper : On the front page. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, presented by the Leader of the House, so obviously presented by Hon Norman Moore. That is it. Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : Isn’t that evidence of professional contact? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It is the duty of all members of Parliament to table petitions on behalf of members of the public of Western Australia. As this Parliament gets into the swing of things, all members will be tabling petitions at various stages of their parliamentary careers, and I hope they do. Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr E.S. Ripper : A petition of one with an affidavit attached? Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members will table petitions from people they might not like. They will table petitions on positions they may not agree with. Members’ sworn responsibility as members of Parliament is to table petitions because the public of Western Australia’s democratic right is to have their point of view—whatever it might be, whoever they may be—tabled and presented to this Parliament. That is what our duty as members of Parliament and as representatives of a constituency are. Therefore, I have no objection—I have no problem at all—to a member of Parliament tabling a petition. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : It has only been 50 days for us. It must seem like a thousand days to you!
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