House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Cabinet Conduct Cabinet Conduct Mr GRIFFITHS House of Assembly Goyder Cabinet Conduct Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (14:40): My question is to the Minister for Regional Development also. Following the minister's statement to the house yesterday that, 'If there are bills that I believe are not in the best interests of the regions, then I will vacate from cabinet,' has the minister vacated from cabinet during marine parks discussions? The Hon. G.G. BROCK House of Assembly The Hon. G.G. BROCK: Can you repeat that question again, please? Mr GRIFFITHS House of Assembly Mr GRIFFITHS: Minister, I referred to your comment in the house yesterday about vacating cabinet if there are issues that are against the regions. Have you vacated cabinet in regard to marine parks discussions? Mr Whetstone interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Premier, would you be seated? The member for Chaffey will leave us for the next half hour. The honourable member for Chaffey having withdrawn from the chamber: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Premier. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:41): I can save everybody a lot of time and effort by a brief primer on cabinet, how it operates and what we will and will not be answering questions about in this house. The first is we will not be disclosing the deliberations of cabinet, who attends or who does not attend. Mr Marshall interjecting: The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: No, who attends or who doesn't attend. Secondly, we— Mr Marshall interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Leader! I call the leader to order. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Secondly, as a government, we speak with one voice on matters of government policy. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Mount Gambier is warned and the member for Kavel is called to order. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: To the extent that there is a departure from that proposition, it is laid out by the terms and conditions of the agreements which have been tendered in this house by the two Independent members of this cabinet. But, for all other purposes, the government will answer questions on behalf of the government in relation to government policy, speaking with one voice about those matters. Members interjecting: Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: Supplementary, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Before the supplementary—would the member for Morialta be seated—the leader is warned for the first time, the member for Hammond is warned for the first time, and I call the member for Mitchell to order. The member for Morialta has a supplementary.