ACTING MAGISTRATES
887. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney
General's answers on 11 and 12 September 2018 that at a meeting with
the Magistrates' Society of Western
Australia on 2 August 2018 he inadvertently, by way of an oversight, claimed
that the Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2017, which extends magistrates'
retirement age, had passed the Legislative Assembly and was awaiting passage
through the Council, and his denial on 12 September that he had suggested that
the Liberal Party was being obstructive.
(1) When did
the Attorney General first become aware that he had misinformed the Magistrates'
Society?
(2) What steps did he take to correct that false information,
when, and in what manner?
(3) What did
the Attorney General communicate by way of correction; and, if in writing, will
he table that communication? If the Attorney General declines to do so, for
what reason?
(4) If the Attorney General did not take steps to correct his
false advice, why not?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) The
Magistrates' Society of Western Australia wrote to the Attorney General
on 13 August 2018. It is noted that the honourable member was copied into this
letter by the society.
(2) None.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) It was not necessary to take any steps as the society had
already written to the Attorney General.