❓ Minister Kobelke refutes the Leader of the Opposition's claim that police cannot advise the Department for Community Development (DCD) about registered sex offenders, asserting that information is shared to protect children.
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REGISTERED PAEDOPHILES - NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Yesterday during question time the Leader of the Opposition stated as fact that - . . . under the provisions of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 police officers are not permitted to advise DCD of the appearance of known paedophiles on the Australian National Child Offender Register. Was the purported statement of fact by the Leader of the Opposition true and accurate? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
Yesterday during question time the Leader of the Opposition stated as fact that - . . . under the provisions of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 police officers are not permitted to advise DCD of the appearance of known paedophiles on the Australian National Child Offender Register. Was the purported statement of fact by the Leader of the Opposition true and accurate? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for the question. The answer is that the Leader of the Opposition was wrong - absolutely wrong. However, the Leader of the Opposition has a track record of attacking people on a false basis, whether it be the new constituent whom he claimed was a sex offender; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which ultimately won exemplary damages in a court case; or this case, in which he has suggested that Western Australia Police and the Department for Community Development cannot exchange information and that therefore children might, for some reason, be placed in jeopardy. The Leader of the Opposition is wrong, wrong, wrong; absolutely wrong. People who are caught under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 are required to report to the police. They are required to report on a regular basis, set down in each case, their place of abode and whether they have had any unsupervised contact with children - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. The answer is that the Leader of the Opposition was wrong - absolutely wrong. However, the Leader of the Opposition has a track record of attacking people on a false basis, whether it be the new constituent whom he claimed was a sex offender; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which ultimately won exemplary damages in a court case; or this case, in which he has suggested that Western Australia Police and the Department for Community Development cannot exchange information and that therefore children might, for some reason, be placed in jeopardy. The Leader of the Opposition is wrong, wrong, wrong; absolutely wrong. People who are caught under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 are required to report to the police. They are required to report on a regular basis, set down in each case, their place of abode and whether they have had any unsupervised contact with children - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
I thank the member for the question. The answer is that the Leader of the Opposition was wrong - absolutely wrong. However, the Leader of the Opposition has a track record of attacking people on a false basis, whether it be the new constituent whom he claimed was a sex offender; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which ultimately won exemplary damages in a court case; or this case, in which he has suggested that Western Australia Police and the Department for Community Development cannot exchange information and that therefore children might, for some reason, be placed in jeopardy. The Leader of the Opposition is wrong, wrong, wrong; absolutely wrong. People who are caught under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 are required to report to the police. They are required to report on a regular basis, set down in each case, their place of abode and whether they have had any unsupervised contact with children - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for the question. The answer is that the Leader of the Opposition was wrong - absolutely wrong. However, the Leader of the Opposition has a track record of attacking people on a false basis, whether it be the new constituent whom he claimed was a sex offender; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which ultimately won exemplary damages in a court case; or this case, in which he has suggested that Western Australia Police and the Department for Community Development cannot exchange information and that therefore children might, for some reason, be placed in jeopardy. The Leader of the Opposition is wrong, wrong, wrong; absolutely wrong. People who are caught under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 are required to report to the police. They are required to report on a regular basis, set down in each case, their place of abode and whether they have had any unsupervised contact with children - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
I thank the member for the question. The answer is that the Leader of the Opposition was wrong - absolutely wrong. However, the Leader of the Opposition has a track record of attacking people on a false basis, whether it be the new constituent whom he claimed was a sex offender; the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which ultimately won exemplary damages in a court case; or this case, in which he has suggested that Western Australia Police and the Department for Community Development cannot exchange information and that therefore children might, for some reason, be placed in jeopardy. The Leader of the Opposition is wrong, wrong, wrong; absolutely wrong. People who are caught under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 are required to report to the police. They are required to report on a regular basis, set down in each case, their place of abode and whether they have had any unsupervised contact with children - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murray to order for the third time. Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : There is a wall of noise because the opposition cannot deal with facts. It can make allegations and slurs and try to malign people, but it cannot deal with the facts. That is what I am putting before the house today. The police actively monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. If they become aware that a child or children may be at risk, they immediately pass that information on to DCD officers. That is the practice of WA Police. On the other hand, if DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they can make - Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Is the member for Nedlands seeking to disrupt another court case? She has a track record. Obviously the member for Nedlands does not care about children who might be in danger, otherwise she would listen to the answer and not simply interject. She is clearly showing, by her interjection, that she has no interest in the way in which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act offers protection to children in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Nedlands to order. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : If DCD officers suspect that a child or children may be at risk from a particular person, they make direct inquiries with the police, who are then able to tell them if that person is on the register of sex offenders. Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr P.D. Omodei : You said the police advise the DCD. Why does the DCD have to go to the police? Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : That is a very good question. It works cooperatively. Sometimes the DCD may suspect a particular person. It may know that a child is at risk and there may be an adult on the scene whom they have concerns about. The DCD can then go to the police and ask them if that person is on the sex offender register. The police are enabled to tell the DCD. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The Leader of the Opposition has it wrong. He has it absolutely wrong, and he has a track record for getting it wrong. The difficulty for the Leader of the Opposition is that he maligns and attacks people, but his basic information is wrong. He has been caught out once again making a statement that is factually incorrect. I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition will not last long, because - it may be malicious or he may simply not do his homework - he makes attacking statements about people that are not based on facts.
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