House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Privatisation Privatisation The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly Davenport Privatisation The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:29): Supplementary, sir, to the Treasurer: if, as the Treasurer claims, consumers are better off with the Motor Accident Commission service being provided by the private sector and the market will provide cheaper premiums, as the Treasurer claims, why did the government rule out the privatisation of the Motor Accident Commission before the election, committing the government to deny the consumer those benefits? The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business Privatisation The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:29): I reject the assessment of the departing member for Davenport. Unlike him, I am not bored. Unlike him, we are committed to the people we represent, and want to stay here. I don't accept the categorisation that he has just made to the parliament; in fact, we reject it. We believe it is not a function that the government can do better than the private sector. I believe that, and I am surprised that members opposite do not share my view. Members interjecting: Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: Supplementary, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Before the supplementary, I call the member for Chaffey to order, and arising out of a previous question, I warn the members for Mitchell and Heysen a first time and the member for Schubert a second time. Supplementary.