STANDING COMMITTEE ON
PROCEDURE AND PRIVILEGES — FIFTY-FIFTH REPORT —DEPARTMENT OF
THE PREMIER AND CABINET
923. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
Given this question was provided
yesterday, there should be an answer to it.
I refer to the fifty-fifth report of
the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges and the
Premier's knowledge of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet's
director general and acting director general's dealings with the
committee.
(1) Did acting
director general Roper inform him that she had been summonsed to appear before
the standing committee on 9 August 2019?
(2) If the answer to (1) is yes, in
what manner did she inform him and when, and what did she say?
(3) What advice,
instruction or direction did he give Ms Roper regarding her appearing before
the standing committee?
(4) When did he
learn that she did not appear before the standing committee, how did he come to
know and how did he respond?
(5) If he
declines to provide the information sought, is it because he is concerned that
it may implicate him, Mr Foster or Ms Roper in the potential contempts of
Parliament, the subject of the report?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
These are matters before the
Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges and it would not be appropriate
to continue to comment on this matter.