❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Treasurer about concerns raised regarding Paul Whyte and the Warmun Community Project, specifically if concerns were raised with other ministers upon entering cabinet in 2016. The Treasurer confirms raising concerns, criticizes the former government's handling of the situation, and suggests potential complicit negligence.
AnsweredQoN 1087Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PAUL WHYTE–CRAIG
DALE — WARMUN COMMUNITY PROJECT —MEMBER FOR VICTORIA PARK'S
COMMENTS
1087. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Treasurer:
I thank the Treasurer for his
response. I have a supplementary question. Given that Mr Whyte came on to the
Treasurer's radar in 2016, upon coming into cabinet, did the Treasurer
raise any concerns with the Premier, the Minister for Community Services or
anybody else; and, if so, what were those concerns?
DALE — WARMUN COMMUNITY PROJECT —MEMBER FOR VICTORIA PARK'S
COMMENTS
1087. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Treasurer:
I thank the Treasurer for his
response. I have a supplementary question. Given that Mr Whyte came on to the
Treasurer's radar in 2016, upon coming into cabinet, did the Treasurer
raise any concerns with the Premier, the Minister for Community Services or
anybody else; and, if so, what were those concerns?
AnswerView source ↗
Yes, they were the same concerns I raised
with the former government. The former government got Mr Whyte to respond. This
is the problem we had, in which both I and a member of the member's
party, Glenys Godfrey, raised the issues around this guy, and it got that guy
to respond. What did we do? We found out and sacked him, because that is
exactly what governments should be doing.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr B.S. WYATT : I wonder why.
Actually, I do not wonder why the former government was not asking questions. I
went through the transcript of the police prosecutor, and I dare say that once
the evidence has been presented, I suspect the complicit negligence of the
former government will be there for all to see.
with the former government. The former government got Mr Whyte to respond. This
is the problem we had, in which both I and a member of the member's
party, Glenys Godfrey, raised the issues around this guy, and it got that guy
to respond. What did we do? We found out and sacked him, because that is
exactly what governments should be doing.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr B.S. WYATT : I wonder why.
Actually, I do not wonder why the former government was not asking questions. I
went through the transcript of the police prosecutor, and I dare say that once
the evidence has been presented, I suspect the complicit negligence of the
former government will be there for all to see.
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