Parliamentary Committees

Statutory Officers Committee

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) (14:12): I bring up the report of the committee, entitled Appointment of the Ombudsman, and move that it be received. Mr Speaker, you will have to wait a little while longer for that one I am told, so I will do another one.

The SPEAKER: Who has the report currently?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I beg your pardon?

The SPEAKER: You do not have it?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No, I have been asked to build the anticipation by leaving it until slightly later in proceedings.

The SPEAKER: I see. I am sorry; I thought the Deputy Premier had given away to one of the attendants what he was about to read. I am mistaken.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I did.

The SPEAKER: You did do that, excellent, but it will return in due course.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I hope it will come back in due course.

The SPEAKER: Splendid. The member for Morialta has raised with me a point, and that is that the Premier, in giving notice as part of his ministerial statement, I should have asked whether leave was granted for him to—

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: I think I sought leave in error. I am giving notice that I move a motion—

The SPEAKER: Just giving notice, splendid, good.