STATE RECORDS

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): A supplementary sir.

The CHAIR: Before we go to the supplementary, I would call you to order for earlier interjections and also call the member for Florey to order for usurping my function by telling you off.

Ms CHAPMAN: Is that my penalty, is it?

The CHAIR: Supplementary.

Ms CHAPMAN: Thank you sir. Attorney, given that you have not made the inquiry and are therefore not able to advise the house why, will you take that on notice, make that inquiry and report back to the house?

The Hon. P.F. Conlon: He has said that already.

Ms CHAPMAN: Oh, be quiet. Go back to your—

Members interjecting:

The CHAIR: The deputy leader is warned for the first time.

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:13): In answer to that question, can I say there was quite a cordial meeting this morning. The member for Bragg (the deputy leader) was present, the Leader of the Opposition was present, Mr Wade from another place was present, eventually Mr Lucas from another place was present, and there were a couple of other people who were present.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Is he still in parliament?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Yes, he turned up. There were a couple of other people, staffers, present, and a whole range of questions were asked specifically and particularly of Mr Ryan. I do not recall whether the particular question which I have been asked in parliament now was actually asked of Mr Ryan at that stage.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Mr Ryan undertook to do his best to find answers to the questions that he was given this morning by the Leader of the Opposition, in particular, and Mr Wade and the deputy leader. If the question from the deputy leader is something along the lines of, 'If we forgot to ask him this morning, will you ask him?' the answer is, 'Yes.'