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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 455 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSIONER — REAPPOINTMENT

455. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

I ask this question on behalf of Hon Michael Mischin, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.

I refer to the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission proceedings for the appointment of a Corruption and Crime Commissioner. On what occasions, in what manner and in what terms did the Premier make his preference for the reappointment of Hon John McKechnie known to each of the following; and, if by correspondence, can the Premier table that correspondence or give a reason for not doing so?

(1) The Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission.

(2) Independently of communicating with the joint standing committee, the member for Kalamunda, Mr Matthew Hughes, MLA.

(3) Independently of communicating with the joint standing committee, the member for Girrawheen, Ms Margaret Quirk, MLA.

(4) Independently of communicating with the joint standing committee, the member for Agricultural Region Hon Jim Chown, MLC.

(5) Independently of communicating with the joint standing committee, the member for North Metropolitan Region Hon Alison Xamon, MLC.

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The Premier made his preference known in writing twice in correspondence to the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission. I table that correspondence.

[See paper 3880.]

(2)–(5) Not applicable.