Enterprise Patient Administration System

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): Given that the Treasurer is responsible for this area of the budget, can he perhaps announce to the parliament what the original budget was for this project?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:24): Like I said, Mr Speaker, I will join him in a press conference straight afterwards. We will go outside, invite the media down and we will stand there. He can answer questions about the police commissioner and I will answer questions about Transforming Health.

The SPEAKER: Point of order.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Standing order 128: tedious repetition.

The SPEAKER: I don't uphold the point of order because we are in question time of a parliament, and a minister is allowed to engage in a bit of argy-bargy, a bit of hyperbole, and a bit of joining together two topics that one would have regarded as not related for the purpose of making a rhetorical point. I don't think the Treasurer is impeding the business of the house.

The Hon. T.R. Kenyon: Impeding the business of your leadership, maybe.

The SPEAKER: The member for Newland will withdraw under the sessional order for 15 minutes.

The honourable member for Newland having withdrawn from the chamber: