Departmental Random Drug Testing

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): Can the minister update the house on the implementation of random drug testing within the department? When did it begin?

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, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (15:05): As far as I know, random drug testing is something which is done on the side of the road by police officers using a range of—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Random drug testing?

Ms Redmond: Yes, that's what he said.

Ms Sanderson interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I'm not quite sure what—

The SPEAKER: Could the Deputy Premier be seated. Did the member for Adelaide suggest that the Deputy Premier was lying or telling lies?

Ms SANDERSON: No, I didn't.

The SPEAKER: Deputy Premier.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I am not sure to what the Leader of the Opposition is referring. The only random drug testing I know that is required by law, that I can think of off the top of my head, occurs on the side of the road when police officers stop you. If what the Leader of the Opposition is referring to is something to do with section 20(2) of the Children's Protection Act, that is nothing to do with random drug testing.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: In that case, maybe if you ask a question which doesn't constitute something in the manner of 20 questions, I might be able to give you an answer.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned a second and final time, and the member for Schubert is called to order.