House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published 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) (14:07): Thank you, sir. My supplementary is to the minister. Is the minister suggesting that Mr DeGenarro's resignation is in no way related to his involvement in the case at the centre of the Debelle inquiry? The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Multicultural Affairs CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:07): I think there is a big difference between someone choosing to resign as a result of— Mr Venning House of Assembly Mr Venning: You've got to be kidding! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: There is a big difference between someone choosing to resign and someone being threatened with resignation. Now, I did not assert what the leader actually said and, in fact, my understanding is that letters were issued to both those people advising, I think, essentially, that the CE no longer had confidence in them, and Mr DeGennaro chose to resign. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Schubert, Heysen and Goyder. The leader.