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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Parliamentary Reform

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (15:22): Given that the minister seems pretty well convinced that the best way to get information out of ministers in this place is not in the chamber itself but through their officers, is she perhaps suggesting that we abolish question time altogether?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (15:22): I am quite astounded at the member's response. I did not say that the only way that members could receive information was through briefings. That is an absolute nonsense and quite a disingenuous representation of my response, which was in fact incredibly genuine.

If the honourable member wants to play word games and misconstrue my answers, then she is simply wasting the time of this chamber. She is wasting my time. If she wants to have a genuine discussion and debate about considering options, I have outlined to the member how we might proceed, but I think misconstruing the responses that I give and the information I give is a most disingenuous way to get off in relation to any considerations of further reform.

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