Report of the Western Australian Chapter of the ASPG

Membership The Western Australian Chapter of the ASPG had 107 financial members during 2016–2017, including three corporate memberships. Members’ names appear below:

Mr Mike Filer Mr Matthew Blampey Ms Lisa Bell

Ms Lindy Precious Ms Cheryl O'Connell Mr Brian Rettinger

Dr Kylie Coulson Mr Sven Bluemmel Hon Barry House MLC

Prof David Black AM Dr Harry Phillips AM Mr Peter Kleins

Mr Peter Abetz MLA Dr Giuseppe Ripepi Ms Janine Freeman MLA

Hon Andrea Mitchell MLA Dr Martin Drum Hon Michael Sutherland MLA

Cr Michelle Sutherland Hon Stephen Dawson MLC Mr Peter Wilkins

Hon MLC Ms Nanwen Sounness Hon MLA

Mr Robert O'Connor QC Ms Cheryl Davenport Ms Jennie Railton-Smith

Mr Chris Hatton MLA Hon Simon O'Brien MLC Hon John Castrilli MLA

Hon MLC Ms Alison Harris Mr Jeremy Buxton

Hon MLA Hon John Kobelke Ms Dominique Hoad

Ms Natasha Clark Hon MLC Hon MLC

Ms Lisa Baker MLA Mr Ian Britza MLA Ms Jacinta Dharmananda

Hon Peter Watson MLA Mr Kelvin Matthews Ms Lisa Belde

Mr Alex Roseveare Mr Daniel Johnson Mr Paul Parsonage

Hon MLA Hon Helen Morton MLC Hon MLA

Hon KenTravers Ms Eril Reid Dr MLA

Mr Justin Harbord Hon Liz Behjat MLC Ms Lisa Reynders

Mr Peter Katsambanis MLC Mr John Turnbull Ms Martha Turnbull

Mr Colin Murphy PSM Hon Rick Mazza MLC Dr Murray Alder

Mr Tony Krsticevic MLA Hon Tony Simpson MLA Hon MLA

Mr Chris Avent Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC Ms MLA

Hon MLC Hon Adele Farina MLC Dr Isla Macphail (LA) Hon Michael Murray AM QC Mr Michael Wood Hon MLC

Hon MLA Hon MLA Hon Colin Holt MLC

Mr MLA Mr MLA Ms MLC

Hon Terrence Waldron MLC Hon Martin Aldridge MLC Hon Paul Brown MLC

Hon Jacqui Boydell MLC Hon Dave Grills MLC Hon Anthony Fels

Hon Simone McGurk MLA Hon Bill Johnston MLA Mr John McGrath MLA

Hon MLA Mr MLA Hon Kay Hallahan AO

Mr Rob Hunter (PSD) Dr Sarah Murray Dr Yvonne Haigh

Hon Michael Mischin MLC Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC Mr Peter Kennedy

Ms Mandy Hudson Mr Matthew Keogh MP Ms Cassie Harrison

Mr Nigel Pratt (LC) Dr Ken Evans Hon Mark Lewis MLC

Ms Remie Paulik Ms Kay Heron

Chapter activities The Chapter hosted two member events in 2016–2017:

1. A dinner seminar on 15 September 2016 featuring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of , Hon Wayne Martin QC AC, on the topic ‘Parliament and the Courts’. A panel of five lawyer–MPs including the Speaker, Hon Michael Sutherland MLA, Hon Adele Farina MLC, Dr Tony Buti MLA, Hon Nick Goiran MLC and Hon Peter Katsambanis MLC, provided a parliamentary perspective to the topic.

2. A supper seminar on 20 June 2017 at which the Auditor General of Western Australia, Mr Colin Murphy PSM, addressed the Group on the topic: ‘10 Years of Audit… “Dollars and Sense”’.

The WA Chapter contributed to the ASPG working group’s ongoing review of the ASPG website as well as the working group examining the ASPG corporate membership structure.

Both Presiding Officers, and a number of parliamentary officers and WA Chapter members, also attended the 2016 ASPG Conference in .

Corporate Membership Votes at AGM These votes will be exercised by:

• Dr Isla Macphail, Legislative Assembly • Ms Rebecca Burton, Legislative Council

Finance During the period under review, the WA Chapter received $7,740.00 revenue through membership fees and expended $4,411.20 on event catering.

The Chapter has also remitted $2,400.00 of corporate membership fees to the National Executive covering 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 on behalf of the departments of the Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and Parliamentary Services. One set of fees ($800) was paid before 30 June 2017, and the remaining fees ($1,600.00) were paid after 30 June 2017.

As at 30 June 2017, the Chapter’s bank account held $33,440.95. (Corporate membership fees remitted to the National Executive do not appear on this statement.)

I provide an assurance that these details are correct.

Dr Isla Macphail

Hon Secretary–Treasurer WA ASPG Chapter

Date: 12 September 2017