House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Special Investigations Unit SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:42): Supplementary, sir, if I may: why did the Labor government wait for the state Liberals to repeatedly raise issues of sexual abuse in schools before addressing investigations in a timely manner? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Well, that is not a supplementary; that is self-congratulation. The member for Unley. Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: That can be my question. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: That can be your question, okay. The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Point of order. I would ask you, does that question— Members interjecting: The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Sorry, sir, I cannot hear myself over the hypocrisy. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Point of order, member for Elder. The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: My point of order is that I believe that question contained argument. It contained very strong argument, so it would be— An honourable member House of Assembly An honourable member: What number? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. CONLON: I think from memory it is standing order 97: the question should not contain argument. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes. The member for Elder is correct and that is why I ruled it out, but if the member for Unley seriously wants to make that a question then I invite the— Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: I will have another question, if that is okay. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You will think about rephrasing it perhaps? Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: You have called me for a question and I will have that question now.