House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Carnegie Mellon University CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:55): Again, my question is to the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education. Why then did the government pay a quarter of a million dollars— Members interjecting: Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: You don't like that, sorry. Why did the government pay a quarter of a million dollars over two years in dead rent for the closed second campus of Carnegie Mellon at 83 Currie Street and will the government now seek reimbursement? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: I have a point of order, Madam Speaker: questions should not contain opinion or comment and that did. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Can we listen to the minister's point of order. Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: What number? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: What number? The first number for the member for Unley is 131: don't interrupt. The number you are looking for is 97. Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, member for Unley! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: I have a point of order— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You can't have one point of order on top of another point of order. Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Sit down, member for Unley, and we will listen to the point of order from the Minister for Transport. The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Well, the comment that we are paying dead rent is plainly comment and opinion. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: Why did the government pay a quarter of a million dollars over two years for the closed second campus of Carnegie Mellon at 83 Currie Street, and will you now seek reimbursement? The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Road Safety Minister for Veterans' Affairs The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:57): I have already indicated that I will get a briefing— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! We will hear the answer if it is such an important question to you. The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: As I have already indicated, I will get a briefing and come back to the house.