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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 55 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 February 2020 by Hon Jim Chown

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

MCGOWAN GOVERNMENT — REGIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA

55. Hon JIM CHOWN to the Minister for Regional Development:

I refer to yesterday's motion on notice about the McGowan government's policies and decisions affecting regional Western Australia.

(1) Were any notes prepared for the minister and/or any other members of Parliament for the debate on this motion?

(2) If yes, will the minister give an undertaking to table these notes at the earliest possible opportunity; and, if not, why not?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question.

(1) Yes, there were various documents collated.

(2) No, I will not be tabling those.

Several members interjected.

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN: These documents were prepared for my contribution and that of my parliamentary secretary, which I would imagine is no surprise to anyone who has been involved in —

Hon Martin Aldridge: He said he prepared them.

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN: No, I said there were notes prepared. What he was saying was that he was referring to notes. What my parliamentary secretary said is that he was referring to notes that he had prepared as an aide-memoire. That is exactly what he said and I have no reason to believe that that was not 100 per cent correct.

As the member is aware, I rarely read verbatim, and I certainly did not in this case, particularly when it is a motion from Hon Jim Chown because it is completely unpredictable what wild and crazy directions the debate might go in. But I did quote; I did read verbatim from one document and that was this fascinating interview that Hon Jim Chown did for a group called Future Directions International. I am more than happy to table that document that I have quoted from.

[See paper 3604.]