❓ Premier Barnett responds to questions regarding conversations with the former Minister for Local Government about the Lord Mayor and gift declarations, expressing frustration with the drawn-out investigation.
AnsweredQoN 709Legislative Assembly
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MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT — MEETINGS
WITH PREMIER
709. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I ask a supplementary question.
Therefore, the Premier had no conversations with the former Minister for Local Government,
the member for Darling Range, in relation to the issues surrounding the Lord
Mayor and the Premier had no conversations with his staff in relation to that
issue?
WITH PREMIER
709. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I ask a supplementary question.
Therefore, the Premier had no conversations with the former Minister for Local Government,
the member for Darling Range, in relation to the issues surrounding the Lord
Mayor and the Premier had no conversations with his staff in relation to that
issue?
AnswerView source ↗
I did not say that at all. I did not
say anything like that.
Mr
M. McGowan : Did you give him a direction?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : No, I did not. Of course, there was a very public issue about
the Lord Mayor.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am on the record as making public comments about that. I have
not got those in front of me, but I have made lots of public comments about
that. I think it was wrong to accept the hospitality of going to the Beijing
Olympics. I made that very clear in my public comments.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Premier, through the Chair.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, for the first time.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I have been totally open in my views about that. The
investigation took place, and the penalty has been determined through the SAT
process. I am frustrated. I think it is taking so long. I think everyone
probably feels that, and certainly the Lord Mayor would. I want it to be
brought to an end, because it has created a great deal of uncertainty within
local government about acceptance of gifts and the like as to what is allowed
and what is not allowed. Indeed, I asked the former minister very recently that
that is something I think we need to look at, and he has set up a process to
try and clarify the situation in systems of declaration of gifts and the like.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I do not know what he was referring to. The member would need
to ask him that. I have got no idea what he was referring to.
The
SPEAKER : That concludes question time.
say anything like that.
Mr
M. McGowan : Did you give him a direction?
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : No, I did not. Of course, there was a very public issue about
the Lord Mayor.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am on the record as making public comments about that. I have
not got those in front of me, but I have made lots of public comments about
that. I think it was wrong to accept the hospitality of going to the Beijing
Olympics. I made that very clear in my public comments.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I call you to order for the second time.
Premier, through the Chair.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, for the first time.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I have been totally open in my views about that. The
investigation took place, and the penalty has been determined through the SAT
process. I am frustrated. I think it is taking so long. I think everyone
probably feels that, and certainly the Lord Mayor would. I want it to be
brought to an end, because it has created a great deal of uncertainty within
local government about acceptance of gifts and the like as to what is allowed
and what is not allowed. Indeed, I asked the former minister very recently that
that is something I think we need to look at, and he has set up a process to
try and clarify the situation in systems of declaration of gifts and the like.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I do not know what he was referring to. The member would need
to ask him that. I have got no idea what he was referring to.
The
SPEAKER : That concludes question time.
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