House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Child Protection Inquiry CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:19): My question is to the Premier. Why did the Premier exempt himself from cabinet deliberations relating to Mr Debelle being given royal commission powers? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:20): Because I thought it was the appropriate thing to do. By then, it had become obvious that the matters that were under consideration concerned issues in my office; that was not the case when the original inquiry was established. I don't think there was any need for me to do it, but for the question of appearances, I decided to do that.