House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Can the minister advise why the government has disbanded the Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee? 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 Red Tape Reduction Steering Committee The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (15:00): We are going for a simpler regulation. We think we have done a fair bit of work reducing red tape. We have done a substantial amount of work, and now we are simplifying and streamlining our regulatory processes. For example, I know members— Members interjecting: The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The wall of noise from members who don't ask questions isn't impressive: being impressive is getting up and asking a question. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order: I am sure, sir, if you wanted to ask a question, you would. You don't need to be instructed by the minister. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I call the deputy leader to order for a bogus point of order. It could have been a good point of order that I would have upheld, and I warn the Treasurer for the second and final time for taunting Her Majesty's Opposition. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Long may they reign, sir—especially the head. Mr Gardner House of Assembly Mr Gardner: He's defying your ruling, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, he is. He is defying my ruling. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: No, sir, I am honouring your ruling. I honour your rulings. The government has done a large amount of work since we came to office to try to reduce and remove red tape. We are streamlining our regulatory processes, so we are moving to another stage of that process. Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Supplementary, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Supplementary, member for Stuart.