House of Assembly: Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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MINISTERIAL CODE OF CONDUCT

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): My question is again to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Did the minister breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct when he asked the health department specifically to prepare material for the minister's use in the election during the caretaker period of the last state election?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts) (14:32): I don't believe so and I don't believe I have breached the United Nations code of conduct, the World Health Organisation's code of conduct or any other person's code of conduct.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL: I am entirely entitled, as a minister in a government, to ask my department questions of fact, which is what I did.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for MacKillop, order! Member for Taylor.