House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Independent Commission Against Corruption INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite Leader of the Opposition INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (16:38): Has the Premier backflipped on his personal opposition to an independent commission against corruption, and does he now agree with the Liberal opposition that an ICAC should be formed as soon as practicable? Today, on ABC Radio, when asked if we will get an ICAC, Attorney-General Michael Atkinson said, 'We are open to considered changes in that area as necessary.' When asked by ABC presenter, David Bevan, 'Is that a yes or a no?' the Attorney-General replied, 'It's a maybe.' The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON House of Assembly Croydon Attorney-General Minister for Justice Minister for Multicultural Affairs INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (16:38): South Australia has several very good anti-corruption bodies, including the Ombudsman— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON House of Assembly The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON: —the Anti-Corruption Branch of the police, the Auditor-General, and the Police Complaints Authority, and it does not stop there. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON House of Assembly The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON: What is being proposed with an independent commission against corruption is an outfit that will cost between $30 million and $40 million. We are talking about an outfit that would be three times the size of the current Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. We will be spending money wisely.