MINISTERS — GIFTS AND TRAVEL
595. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. If
members of the cabinet have nothing to hide, why will the Premier not commit to
tabling that register?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
The register has been released. If
the member for Moore has nothing to hide, why does he not release all the
events that he goes to? Why does he not release all of the functions and events
that he goes to? Will he commit to that? Will he commit to all of the gifts?
Mr R.S. Love: Absolutely—if
they are over the value of $500, as required under the financial interests act.
Mr M. McGOWAN: Our gift
register releases everything. Will the member for Moore release everything?
Will the opposition release everything? Our gift register is there. All members
opposite have to do —
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN: I realise
that the report done by Mr Trowell and—who was the other one who did
the report?—Mr Keenan and the other Liberal Party luminaries
described the Liberal Party as staggeringly lazy, but I would say that the
National Party is monumentally lazy because if the member cannot ask a question
on notice, if that is beyond his capability, I am sure we can get some
instructions for the member from the officers of the Parliament.