House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-12-02 Daily Xml

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LIE DETECTORS

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (15:05): My question is to the Premier. Why has he changed his view on lie detectors in the last 10 years?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr WILLIAMS: In February 1997, the leader of the opposition, and now Premier, told parliament that the veracity and integrity of the government needed to be tested over the issue of a leaked water contract. He said that this was not an issue that could be tested by the Speaker as it was a test for a polygraph or a lie detector. What has changed, Mr Premier?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:06): It is about as good a test as a Taser.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!