House of Assembly: Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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FORESTRYSA

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:26): I have a supplementary question. Given the minister's answer, can the Treasurer confirm that minister O'Brien was wrong when he told the people in the South-East at the meeting that the decision was already made to sell the forests?

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Treasurer, do you choose to answer that question?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education) (14:27): Look, I stand by my statement. I have made myself personally clear.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I have made myself clear.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Cabinet has not signed off—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: —on this proposal. We will not do so until we receive the regional impact statement, hopefully by the end of the month or early next month.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Finished?

Mr Williams interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for MacKillop, behave yourself! If you want to have a conversation, go outside the chamber and have it, not across the floor.

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, and the member on my right will also be quiet! Stop responding.