House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Supplementary question. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Supplementary, the leader. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Is the Premier aware that any royal commission into alleged corruption by the President of the South Australian Parliament could not proceed until the letters patent had been received from your government? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader means the 'letters patent'. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly Enfield Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Industrial Relations The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations) (14:23): Yes, it is like 'finance' and 'finance', isn't it? It is one of those things. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Indeed. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: I think have already explained that the necessary steps from the point of view of the state have been undertaken, the penultimate step, as I understand it, being the formal approval in Executive Council which occurred this morning. There is no question, no issue and no question but that the government is participating as requested by the commonwealth and supporting— The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is called to order. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is warned. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Schubert is indicating his guilt by ducking behind the pillar. Mr Williams interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Indeed, the member for MacKillop is correct.