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73 Tuesday, 17 March 1992 THE SPEAKER (Mr Michael Barnett) took the Chair at 2.00 pm, and read prayers. PETITION - PERTH FORESHORE COMPETITION John Oldhamn's Plan Consideration MR BLAIKIE (Vasse) [2.02 pm]: I have the following petition - To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We the undermentioned petitioners ask that in view of the excessive cost of implementing the unrealistic and inappropriate winning plan for the Perth Foreshores that consideration be given to adopting John Qldham's plan. This plan not only preserves the foreshores unique charm so valued by the public but also offers immediate employment by implementing the first stage. ie; the realignment of Riverside Drive adjacent to Terrace Road and the planting of many indigenous trees to give attractive shade and shelter. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 29 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 3.] PETITION - DUCK SHOOTING Ban Legislation MRS WATKINS (Wanneroo) [2.03 pm]: I have a petition couched in the following terms - To: The Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We, the undersigned petitioners, urge the Governiment to introduce Legislation which would permanently ban Recreational Duck Shooting in Western Australia, into the Western Australian Parliament as a matter of urgency. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 1 490 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 4.] PETITION - HEALTH DEPARTMENT "Its OK To Say No To Sex" Campaign Support MR OMODEI (Warren) [2.04 pm]: I petition Parliament in the following terms - To: The Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We the undersigned wish to indicate our strong support for the Health Departments "Its Ok To Say No To Sex" Campaign. We believe a campaign designed to inform sixteen to twenty five year olds of the risks and consequences of sexually transmitted diseases is long over due, and should be supported by all Western Australians. We also believe that any effort to convince our young people to make sensible and 74 [ASSEMBLY] responsible decisions about their sexual behaviour is fundamental to the building of a sound community. We support Minister Wilson and the Parliament of Western Australia's decision which projects a positive message that everyone has the capacity to control his or her life. We support the campaign to target sixteen to twenty five year olds with the focus on peer group influence as part of an extended programme to alert individuals as to the consequences of sexually transmittable diseases. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray chat you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 200 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 5.] PETITION - ABORIGINAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Recidivist Rehabilitation Program - Nannup Land PurchaseInquiry MR OMODEI (Warren) [2.06 pm]: This further petition is expressed in the following terms - To: The Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly -of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We the undersigned call on the State Government to take immediate steps to investigate the proposed purchase of land in the Nannup district for the purpose of rehabilitation of Juvenile Recidivists by the Aboriginal Youth Development Corporation. We further request that the local shires, neighbours and business people be advised of the scale and scope of any such proposal. We further advise that whilst we have no objection to the Recidivist Rehabilitation Programme we strongly believe that it is inappropriate to conduct this programme in the South West. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 169 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 8.] PETITION - MINING AND EXPLORATION National Parksand Nature Reserves Ban MR OMODEI (Warren) [2.07 pm]: My further petition is as follows- To: The Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled- We, the undersigned, request that the Parliament, ban mining and mineral exploration in national parks and nature reserves. Your petitioners them-fore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 14 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 7.] [Tuesday, 17 March 1992] 757 PETITION - MINING AND EXPLORATION National Parks and Nature Reserves Ban MR OMODEI (Warren) [2.08 pmn]: This petition is as follows - To: The H-onourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. We, the undersigned, request that the Parliament, (1) ban mining and exploration in national parks and nature reserves; (2) review and upgrade all B and C Class reserves on an ecological basis; (3) implement all outstanding Red Book Recommendations. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 26 signatures and I certify that it confoxmas to the,-Staniding Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 6.1 PETITION - SWAN BREWERY SITE Demotion Referendum MR MacKINNON (Jandakot - Leader of the Opposition) [2.09 pm]: I have a petition couched in the following terms - To: The Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled. The signatories to this petition request that: (i) the Parliament adopt legislation for, and the Government facilitate, a referendum on the question of whether the Old Swan Brewery should be demolished and the area established as parkland: (ii) such referendum be conducted in conjunction with the proposed referendum on Daylight Saving. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that you will give this matter earnest consideration and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. The petition bears 218 signatures and I certify that it conforms to the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly. The SPEAKER: I direct that the petition be brought to the Table of the House. [See petition No 9.1 MOTION - STANDING ORDERS SUSPENSION Censuring the Premier - Metaxas and Pearce Revelations MR MacKINNON (Jandakot - Leader of the Opposition) [2.10 pm]: I move, without notice - That so much of the Standing Orders be suspended as is necessary to enable consideration forthwith of the following motion - That this House censures the Premier for - (a) failing to take action to suspend or dismiss the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs and Registrar for Co-operative and Financial Institutions, Mr John Metaxas, who has admitted publicly to seeking confidential infornation about a private citizen's credit union transactions and then passing on that information to the then Premier of Western Australia; and (b) failing to discipline in any way or to demand accountability from the Leader of the House, Hon R.J. Pearce, for publicly 76 [ASSEMBLY] disclosing confidential information about individual depositor's funds and continuing to refuse in explanation to the Parliament, his source of such information;, as these actions continue to undermine the public confidence in Western Australian financial institutions and were a misuse by those individuals of their respective offices. In the normal course of events matters before the Royal Commission would not be debated in this House, but in this instance the revelations of the last week demand such a debate. The matters that have been revealed in the Royal Commission are unprecedented and in spite of their seriousness no action has been taken by the Premier. In light of the seriousness of the revelations they cannot be ignored. In support of the suspension motion I will briefly outline the history of events that led to these revelations and I hope it can be canvassed in detail during the debate on the motion I wish to move. Mr Speaker, you will recall that the Burke Government was in significant difficulty over its failure to explain the reasons for its rescue of the Teachers Credit Society and that it knew many months before its rescue that the society was in difficulty, but it refused to take action for political reasons. We now know from evidence given by Mr Metaxas to the Royal Commission last week that on 9 September 1987 a request was made to Mr Metaxas by the then Premier of Western Australia to seek information about a private citizen's credit union transactions on the basis of some alleged Liberal conspiracy.