House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Personal Explanation Personal Explanation Water Briefings WATER BRIEFINGS Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Hammond Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (17:17): I seek leave to make a personal explanation, Madam Deputy Speaker. Leave granted. Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Mr PEDERICK: On a couple of points about seeking briefings, over 12 months ago—and I do not have the— The Deputy Speaker House of Assembly The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member must state the way in which he believes he has been misrepresented. There is no debate: it is simply an explanation of the way in which he has been misrepresented. Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Mr PEDERICK: Okay. I seek leave to explain why I believe I have been misrepresented today, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I seek leave to further my remarks. The Deputy Speaker House of Assembly The DEPUTY SPEAKER: There is no furthering of remarks. We will get advice on how far the honourable member can go. Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Mr PEDERICK: Okay. The Deputy Speaker House of Assembly The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Hammond, if you believe the minister has put incorrect information on the record, it is your opportunity to correct the record, and it is confined to that. Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Mr PEDERICK: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to correct the record now. I can recall right now that there were a couple of times when I have had briefings or asked for briefings or been offered briefings by the minister herself. One would be in regard to water storage and the fact that, when the Mount Bold policy was part of the Labor Party plan— The Hon. P.L. WHITE House of Assembly The Hon. P.L. WHITE: Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker: I believe that the member is debating rather than giving a personal explanation. The Deputy Speaker House of Assembly The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. I am sorry, member for Hammond, it is a very restricted opportunity you have. You have the opportunity tomorrow to expand in grievances, but at the moment you can simply correct the record if you believe anything the minister has said is incorrect. Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Mr PEDERICK: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for that advice. I would like to correct the record and advise the house that, within the last six months, I have asked for a briefing on the pipelines to the Narrung peninsula, and I did receive that briefing from the minister and Chris Marles from SA Water. So I would like to put that on the record. At 17:20 the house adjourned until Thursday 24 July 2008 at 10:30.