Legislative Council President

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): A further supplementary, if I may, and again my question is to the Premier. Given the Attorney's answer indicating that he is satisfied that there is no basis in the substance of the matters that have been raised, and his then answer that it would be inappropriate to discuss it with him, how is he satisfied that there is no basis in the allegations?

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) (14:31): I have discovered that most science fiction movies commence with—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No; I'm not going there. They commence with one little leap of faith at the very beginning, which is something like you can travel in time or that you can travel faster than the speed of light, or something like that. Once you accept that fallacy, the rest of the show is pretty logical, really. What was inserted into that question—

Mr Pederick interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Hammond is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: What was inserted into that question was the additional words, 'I am completely satisfied.' I did not say anything about that at all.

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: It is not a matter of any significance to the federal royal commission whether I'm satisfied or even, Mr Speaker, whether you are satisfied. The question is whether they are satisfied, and that is a matter they will determine in due course.