House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Child's Death CHILD'S DEATH Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg CHILD'S DEATH Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:21): My question again is to the Minister for Families and Communities. Was the legal advice from the— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Was the legal advice from the minister's 'in-house counsel' given— The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Crown law. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: In her department. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Crown law. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: In her department. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Crown Solicitor's Office. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Read the Hansard from yesterday, Tom. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Was the legal advice from the minister's 'in-house counsel' given verbally or in writing, in respect of the five-year-old boy who died in a housing trust property two weeks ago? The Hon. M.J. Atkinson interjecting: Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Maybe she can answer it. Is she able to answer it, do you think, Michael, or do you want to help? Members interjecting: Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Do you want a conference first, or she'll answer the question? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Minister. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Families and Communities Minister for Housing Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability) (15:22): The questions that the member for Bragg asked today are nothing short of offensive, extremely offensive. Ms Chapman interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: She comes in here trying to make assertions that somehow this is about protecting me, and questioning my integrity, and my commitment to protecting children here in South Australia and I find her offensive. She does nothing but embarrass herself— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: —in the house. She does nothing but throw innuendo and muck. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, the Minister for Defence Industries! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order: I hear what the minister says. The question was whether this advice was verbal— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: —or in writing, and if the minister is offended by a question asking whether the advice she has received is verbal or in writing, if she is offended by that in some way, I am happy to say that I'm sorry you're offended— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: —but that was the question: was it verbal or was it in writing? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! There is no point of order. The minister has chosen to answer the question in the way she chooses. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! What is your point of order, Minister for Transport? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: I just need a point of clarification. I would assume that any advice, whether in writing or not, would have been verbal, otherwise it might be in pictures. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order!