House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Public Sector Leave Entitlements PUBLIC SECTOR LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Heysen Leader of the Opposition PUBLIC SECTOR LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (15:00): My question is to the Premier. Is the failure of minister Weatherill to inform and alert the cabinet of massive financial implications of the policy to allow public servants to cash out their long— The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Transport, point of order. The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: The question cannot contain comment. Referring to massive whatever it was is plain comment. She cannot expect the Premier not to debate an answer if she debates the question. Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: Madam Speaker, I will reword it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes; I was just going to ask you to reword the question, because I do uphold that point of order. It was very judgemental. Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: Is the failure of minister Weatherill to inform and alert cabinet of the financial implications told by Treasury to be potentially at only 10 per cent take-up, at least $130 million— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: Is the failure by minister Weatherill to inform and alert the cabinet of that, that is, the policy about the long service leave implications, the cashing out— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: —and the potential financial implications—is the failure of minister Weatherill to alert the cabinet of that the reason he has chosen to endorse minister Rau? Is that the reason— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: I think he's got the gist of it, Madam Speaker, if I can just finish the sentence; that is, is that the reason he has chosen to endorse minister Rau as his potential successor instead of minister Weatherill? The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly Ramsay Premier Minister for Economic Development Minister for Social Inclusion Minister for the Arts Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change 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) (15:02): Can I just say that I heard this kind of rambling rumbling. I know that some lawyers take silk, others wear silk, but it seemed to me that it was not exactly a Rumpole-like performance. So the answer is: the former treasurer has just told you that these issues were resolved a year ago. I have the utmost confidence in the Minister for Education. So, I would suggest to the Leader of the Opposition, given her performances in court and here in this house, that she sticks to pantomime, sticks to waving around a wand with my photo on it, as the Queen of Hearts. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! I warn the member for Unley! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Members on my right, also. The Hon. K.O. Foley interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Police will be quiet. Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Unley, do you want to take a walk for three days? Because that's what you're due. Member for Torrens.