Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-11-30 Daily Xml

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Government Appointments

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): Supplementary arising from the answer: is the Treasurer not ruling out the possibility that he has discussed government appointments with current members of parliament post this election?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:26): After all my years in this parliament, I am not going to be verballed by anybody, including the Leader of the Opposition. That is not what I said. I answered the question clearly and distinctly. I have lots of conversations with members of parliament—Labor, Liberal, even crossbenchers—and—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: —I do not propose to share the confidences I might have with other members of parliament publicly.