❓ Hon Simon O'Brien questions the government regarding the Riverton truck ban implementation date. The responsible minister deflects the question, leading to accusations of incompetence and a procedural intervention.
AnsweredQoN 707Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
RIVERTON TRUCK BAN
Some notice of this question was given yesterday. (1) Is the government proceeding with the start of the so-called Riverton truck ban from 1 October 2007; and, if so, what orders or other actions are necessary to implement the ban? (2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA
Some notice of this question was given yesterday. (1) Is the government proceeding with the start of the so-called Riverton truck ban from 1 October 2007; and, if so, what orders or other actions are necessary to implement the ban? (2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(1) Is the government proceeding with the start of the so-called Riverton truck ban from 1 October 2007; and, if so, what orders or other actions are necessary to implement the ban? (2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date?
(c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date?
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(1) Is the government proceeding with the start of the so-called Riverton truck ban from 1 October 2007; and, if so, what orders or other actions are necessary to implement the ban? (2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(2) If no to (1) - (a) what are the operational factors, or other considerations, including political considerations, that have caused further delay; (b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
(b) what will be the new start date; and (c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date?
(c) what are the reasons for choosing this new date?
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has asked that the member put the question on notice. Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
Hon Simon O’Brien : That is absolute garbage! Are you saying you do not know the answer to that? The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
The PRESIDENT : Order! If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition will permit, Hon Robyn McSweeney wants to ask a question.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.