House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-06-03 Daily Xml

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Legislative Council President

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:19): A supplementary.

The SPEAKER: Before that, I call the Treasurer to order.

Mr MARSHALL: Given that the President in the other place has today said, 'I welcome that it has been referred to the royal commission,' why won't the Premier ask the President in the other place to step aside?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations) (14:20): I think it depends on what interpretation one wishes to put on the remarks attributed to the honourable President. One interpretation might be that he welcomes the referral to the commission on the basis that he welcomes it because it is complete rubbish and the sooner it gets there and the sooner it can be identified formally as being complete rubbish, the sooner he can get on with things. I think it highly unlikely that his utterance that he welcomes it is based on the fact that he believes he is guilty and looks forward to being prosecuted!