Wednesday, 9 March 2022

 Mr GRIMLEY (Western Victoria) (18:16): Under standing order 4.14, I would like to raise the following matters that have not been responded to in the time period specified—that of 30 days. These adjournments date back to July last year, and they are for the Attorney-General and the child protection and health portfolios. They are 1323 for the Attorney-General, 1365 for the Attorney-General, 1495 for the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services, 1606 for the Minister for Health and 1677 for the Attorney-General.

 Mr LEANE (Eastern Metropolitan—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Suburban Development, Minister for Veterans) (18:16): Thank you, Mr Grimley. I have no idea why you have not received those particular responses from those ministers, but those numbers will be in Hansard tomorrow, and I will get my chief of staff to contact those respective ministers’ chiefs of staff to ask them to get you those answers asap.

There were 12 adjournment matters directed to 11 different ministers. One of those matters was by Mr Finn to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change about wood lying on the ground. I was kind of surprised because I thought when Mr Finn said he was going to address a matter to the minister for the environment that he might have asked for a more ambitious emissions target for 2030, but he proved me wrong.

Mr Rich-Phillips: It is zero. How can it be more ambitious?

Mr LEANE: Well, we can always be more ambitious, Mr Rich-Phillips, particularly when we are rowing in the same direction. I will make sure those ministers get the adjournment matters, and I hope that they respond in the appropriate time.

The PRESIDENT: On that basis, the house stands adjourned.

House adjourned 6.18 pm.