Page 3929 - Week 09 - Thursday, 25 August 2011
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This exposure draft is important. Indeed, if we look at the first section about allowing appropriate public reporting of outcomes of investigations under the act, I have written to the Attorney-General around this based on my experience with the review into obstetrics, around the fact that the inability to provide information at the end of that reporting process presented difficulties in terms of—
Mr Smyth: Yes, that is why you chose the process.
MS GALLAGHER: No, Mr Smyth. You are wrong there again.
Mr Smyth interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Mr Hargreaves): Order, Mr Smyth!
MS GALLAGHER: Mr Smyth, you have been interjecting all day. I listened to Mr Doszpot. All day you have been interjecting. I listened to Mr Doszpot in silence.
Mr Smyth interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Stop the clock, please. Mr Smyth will come to order. Chief Minister, leave it to me and I will deal with him. I shall warn Mr Smyth if it persists. Thank you, Chief Minister. The floor is yours.
MS GALLAGHER: As Mr Smyth knows, the minister did not choose the Public Interest Disclosure Act—
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: And the same thing goes for you, Mr Hanson.
MS GALLAGHER: and the mechanism for review of the obstetrics. They know that and they consistently come in here and mislead the community over that. The minister does not choose the appropriate mechanism or avenue for the instigation and investigation of complaints. However, based on concerns that have been raised, I have done the responsible thing and we are actually looking to change the law, Mr Smyth. So you can sit there and carp and whine, but have you done anything about your concerns with the public interest disclosure? No, you have not. Where is your bill, Mr Smyth?
Mr Hanson: Mr Assistant Speaker, a point of order.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Stop the clock. Mr Hanson has a point of order.
Mr Hanson: Mr Assistant Speaker, under standing order 42 I would ask that the minister address her comments through you. That might alleviate the complaint that you have about Mr Smyth responding.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Thank you very much, Mr Hanson. I will ask the Chief Minister to address her remarks through the chair but I will also ask Mr Smyth
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