Page 3379 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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MR SPEAKER: Minister, I think the question is—
Mr Smyth: Point of order, Mr Speaker. The minister is not responsible for Liberal Party policy.
Mr Hargreaves: On the point of order, Mr Speaker. Ms Bresnan’s question was: has the minister done an analysis on a particular subject? It matters not what the subject is.
MR SPEAKER: Whilst, Mr Smyth, your point did seem logical, again I think it is for the minister to have analysed for ACTION whether there will be any consequences.
Mr Hanson: Mr Speaker, on the point of order, I think that this is about a Liberal Party policy. The Liberal Party is not in government. Responding to a question about the Liberal Party and its policies—you have already ruled out of order today another question with regard to Liberal Party policies. I cannot see how this question is any different from the one you have already ruled out of order.
MR SPEAKER: On your point, Mr Hanson, the earlier question was actually about the Liberal Party headquarters and it was about what impact that might have on the rental market. Ms Bresnan, if you could just restate the question, I think I am going to allow it. Could you just give it to me again, please?
MS BRESNAN: My question was actually about whether any analysis has been done of the proposed direct action that has been put forward by the Liberal Party.
Ms Hunter: On ACTION buses.
MS BRESNAN: On ACTION buses.
MR SPEAKER: Right. The question is in order. Mr Corbell.
MR CORBELL: I thank Ms Bresnan for the question. It is the case, Mr Speaker, that the different approaches being proposed at a national level do present challenges for the delivery of public transport services in this city. In particular, of course, is the interesting contrast that we are faced with where we have a Liberal Party that on the one hand says it is of the generation that does not need to be convinced about the need for reform on environmental issues.
We had Mr Seselja say, “I am of a generation that does not need convincing on environmental issues. I am of that great generation.”
MR SPEAKER: Mr Corbell, thank you, one moment. Mr Corbell, Ms Bresnan’s question was very specific about whether there was analysis done by the government on the possible impact on ACTION services. Could you stick to the question? Mr Corbell, the question.
MR CORBELL: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I must advise the Assembly that the government finds it very difficult to get a coherent analysis on these issues because of
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