BURNSIDE COUNCIL

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (15:48): My question is again to the Attorney-General. Has the Attorney-General asked the Solicitor-General why the MacPherson report draft findings regarding the Burnside council recommend criminal charges but the Solicitor-General found, and I quote from the Attorney-General's statement, that he did not believe that there was any criminal conduct revealed in the material he saw?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Urban Development, Planning and the City of Adelaide, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Food Marketing) (15:49): Again, I thank—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.R. RAU: —the honourable leader for her question. I have tremendous respect for the former auditor-general, Mr MacPherson, as I am sure we all do.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.R. RAU: However, if there was a matter before me where there was a view expressed by Mr MacPherson, the bulk of whose career has been acting as an auditor-general and Martin Hinton QC, who is actually the Solicitor-General, in general terms I would prefer to take advice from the Solicitor-General.