House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Families SA Internal Audit Families SA Internal Audit Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Families SA Internal Audit Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:42): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. In relation to the Families SA staff audit undertaken by former police commissioner Mal Hyde which resulted in concerns being raised for 102 staff, were the concerns raised by Mr Hyde matters that did not previously concern Families SA or were they matters Families SA were previously unaware of? The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Education and Child Development Families SA Internal Audit The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:43): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. As I said in my ministerial statement, I am not going to go into the details of the employees involved. I don't want to underestimate in any way the seriousness of the matters that have been raised but I also don't want to prejudice the process that we are going through. It is an important process and I think the people involved are entitled to have the opportunity to put their case. So, I am not going into those matters about whether someone had had issues raised about them (or not) previously. Clearly, there are issues that have been raised following a desktop audit of their suitability for employment and working in those environments. Mr Marshall interjecting: The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I'm giving you the answer. We undertook an audit to ensure that— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No; you are giving the house the answer. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I am giving the house the answer, sir. We undertook an audit to ensure that the employment processes were conducted as they should have been and to assess whether there were— Mr Marshall interjecting: The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I can't answer your question if you are going to talk over the top of me. Don't be so rude, Steven. The Hon. J.J. Snelling House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. Snelling: You are a bully, aren't you? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Health is called to order. Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: He's being a bully, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is called to order. Ms Redmond interjecting: The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I agree this is a serious issue— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Heysen is called to order. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: —and that is why I commissioned this audit. I agree it is serious; it is not made any less serious by you shouting at me across the chamber. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I am not shouting at the minister. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: The Leader of the Opposition, sir.