Page 3545 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 18 September 2019
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Mr Coe: Point of order. On relevance, the question was also: “Have you personally consulted with any clubs?” He has not been directly relevant to that question.
MADAM SPEAKER: He has not indicated whether he has personally contacted them, but he has referred to a number of ways and methods of that contact.
Clubs—gaming machine regulation
MR HANSON: My question is to the minister for regulatory services. Minister, on 28 June you tabled the Gaming Machine Amendment Regulation 2019. Did you or anyone in your office seek legal advice regarding this regulation prior to tabling this regulation?
MR RAMSAY: It is a matter of legal privilege as to what extent it is appropriate for us to disclose whether legal advice has been sought, and, if so, on the basis of that—
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MR RAMSAY: because there is precedent—
Opposition members interjecting—
Ms Berry: A point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Resume your seat. Ms Berry.
Ms Berry: Madam Speaker, the point of order is on the interjections continuing from those opposite when we are trying to hear the answer from the Attorney-General.
Ms Lawder: We’d like an answer, too.
MADAM SPEAKER: You are warned, Ms Lawder. I made it very clear that Mrs Dunne’s contribution did not help your side.
MR RAMSAY: Madam Speaker, there is precedent that establishes that if it is indicated that legal advice has been sought, it runs the risk of waiving the legal professional privilege in relation to legal advice. What I can say in a general way is that the government always works on the best basis of legal analysis in terms of the production of its regulations and all legislation.
MR HANSON: Minister, will you table or provide an outline of any legal advice that you received during this process?
MR RAMSAY: No.
MR PARTON: Minister, did you or anyone in your office seek advice from the Human Rights Commission in regard to this regulation?
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