Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-06-18 Daily Xml

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Extreme Weather Response

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:50): Final supplementary: given that the minister has now admitted to the chamber that she has the power to call a Code Blue if the minister elects to, does she now regret not calling one earlier when it was so cold?

The PRESIDENT: I rule the first part of the question out of order. The second part of the question is absolutely in order: does the minister regret—

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:50): The Code Blue was called within the criteria, so the triggers for temperature had not—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, you have already asked your question.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: The triggers for temperature had not been met and therefore one wasn't called.