STATE RECORDS

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:37): My question is to the Premier. Has the office of the former education minister (member for Cheltenham) ever sought appropriate approval from the State Records office to destroy records, filing an Intention to Destroy Records Report (an ITDRR)?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:38): This matter has been extensively canvassed in the royal commission report.

Mrs Redmond interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Mr Debelle actually had the powers of a royal commissioner. He inquired specifically into these matters, and he had the capacity to use the forensics people in the South Australian police force to do the work required to search these records.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The answer to this matter is contained in that report.

Mrs REDMOND: No it's not, I'm sorry.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Before we go to the supplementary, would the leader be seated. I warn the member for Unley, I call the member for Morialta to order, and I warn the member for Heysen for the first time. The leader—supplementary?