OPCAT Agreement

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:41): Supplementary: when is the minister going to reintroduce the legislation?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:41): I appreciate the question. We are more than prepared to look at introducing legislation, but what I don't think we are going to do is pretend to do something, like the last government did. What the last government did was put up legislation. I don't know if they had any intention—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —of it ever actually passing the parliament, but if ever it did pass the parliament, sir, do you know how many dollars were budgeted for it? I will tell you: zero—not a single cent.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The honourable Deputy Leader of the Opposition, you have the call.