Mr EDE - 1995-03-01
Is the minister now maintaining the front door of the Nightcliff local police office is open for 24 hours a day as promised by the member for Nightcliff before the election?
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ANSWER
Mr Speaker, it is very clear. He is now going a little further ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr MANZIE: I do not know whether I need to go any further. Obviously, they want to talk to him, but he does not want to know the facts. I remind honourable members that the member asked a question and quoted from the member for Nightcliff's newsletter. I gave the answer that demonstrated that he did not understand or even know what was going on. He now asks another question: is the counter of the police station manned 24 hours a day? It is not.
Members interjecting.
Mr Stirling: It is a broken promise. It is not worth the paper it is written on.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, obviously the member for Nhulunbuy is also an expert.
I believe the community would like to hear this. We have had a review by experts who have recommended that that particular station should not operate a 24-hour front counter service and that the resources should continue to be deployed on the streets and in the community. I agree with that view.
Mr Bailey: They got it wrong.
Mr MANZIE: The expert from Wanguri says that they got it wrong.
The community should be aware that the Northern Territory Branch of the Australian Labor Party has a policy whereby it thinks it knows better than the management of government departments. In this regard, the ALP has a policy whereby it would interfere and direct the Commissioner of Police on operational matters.
Members interjecting.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, I do not agree with that. I reiterate that, if the local police office is operational 24 hours a day, and ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! There is far too much chatter on the opposition benches. A question was asked. I expect members to listen to the minister in silence.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, the behaviour by opposition members is clearly designed to prevent the community from hearing the answer to the question. It is pathetic. We can
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imagine the kind of problems members opposite would have caused their school teachers when they were at school.
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ANSWER
Mr Speaker, it is very clear. He is now going a little further ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr MANZIE: I do not know whether I need to go any further. Obviously, they want to talk to him, but he does not want to know the facts. I remind honourable members that the member asked a question and quoted from the member for Nightcliff's newsletter. I gave the answer that demonstrated that he did not understand or even know what was going on. He now asks another question: is the counter of the police station manned 24 hours a day? It is not.
Members interjecting.
Mr Stirling: It is a broken promise. It is not worth the paper it is written on.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, obviously the member for Nhulunbuy is also an expert.
I believe the community would like to hear this. We have had a review by experts who have recommended that that particular station should not operate a 24-hour front counter service and that the resources should continue to be deployed on the streets and in the community. I agree with that view.
Mr Bailey: They got it wrong.
Mr MANZIE: The expert from Wanguri says that they got it wrong.
The community should be aware that the Northern Territory Branch of the Australian Labor Party has a policy whereby it thinks it knows better than the management of government departments. In this regard, the ALP has a policy whereby it would interfere and direct the Commissioner of Police on operational matters.
Members interjecting.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, I do not agree with that. I reiterate that, if the local police office is operational 24 hours a day, and ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! There is far too much chatter on the opposition benches. A question was asked. I expect members to listen to the minister in silence.
Mr MANZIE: Mr Speaker, the behaviour by opposition members is clearly designed to prevent the community from hearing the answer to the question. It is pathetic. We can
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imagine the kind of problems members opposite would have caused their school teachers when they were at school.
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