Legislative Council: Wednesday, March 04, 2009

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OMBUDSMAN

The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (15:04): I have a supplementary question. Is the minister saying that he has not received the report circulated by Mr Ternzis—written by two lawyers—to every member in this place, or has he simply not read it?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:04): The honourable member has raised a case and I will refer it to the Attorney for a response. However, the important point is that I do not believe that it is appropriate for those sorts of allegations of collusion to be made in question time—

The Hon. A. Bressington interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: I will be very surprised if they used those words, but—

The PRESIDENT: Honourable members should be able to say outside what they say inside.

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: Exactly, Mr President. As I said, I will leave it up to the Attorney whether he wishes to make any comment on that.