OLYMPIC DAM

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:37): My question is to the minister assisting the Premier with the Olympic Dam expansion project. Now that the former deputy premier has declared his support for nuclear power in South Australia, where does the Labor government plan to store its nuclear waste; and has the government yet found a site for a central repository to store the radioactive waste currently stored at the Royal Adelaide Hospital as promised in 2007?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Motor Sport, Minister Assisting the Premier with the Olympic Dam Expansion Project) (14:38): I am very happy to answer that question, Madam Speaker. I am not responsible to the house for any of those matters.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, Minister for Industry and Trade!

The Hon. K.O. Foley interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! There will be no quarrels across the house. You will continue this outside if you wish to quarrel.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Norwood, be careful.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Do you have a point of order, member for MacKillop, or do you have a second question?

Mr WILLIAMS: I seek a point of clarification, Madam Speaker. I specifically asked the question to the minister assisting the Premier with the Olympic Dam expansion project. The last information that the house had was that the government was negotiating with BHP Billiton for a central repository at the Olympic Dam site.

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister answered the question. It appears that is not the case. You were given the wrong information.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Ministers on my right will also be quiet. The member for Light.