House of Assembly: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:08): My question is to the Premier. Given that the government has followed the opposition on policies of water restrictions and desalination, will the Premier now reverse his decision and have a state independent commission against corruption?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:09): Can I just say this. The one thing that we are not going to follow the Liberal opposition on is being divided, because that is what they are. The body language speaks for itself.

Mr PENGILLY: Point of order.

The Hon. M.D. RANN: You spend all your time fighting amongst each other—

The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier will take his seat. The member for Bragg.

Ms CHAPMAN: I rise on a point of order, sir, on the question of relevance. That has nothing to do with the question.

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Bragg will take her seat. It did not. The member for Bragg prefaced her remark with debate, so I will give the Premier some latitude in his answer, but he should not do that unnecessarily.

The Hon. M.D. RANN: I think I have made my strong support for a national ICAC patently clear.