House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time South Australia Police South Australia Police Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta South Australia Police Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (14:26): Supplementary: given that the ombudsman reported that the previous police ombudsman, Sarah Bolt, identified that the officer in question was entirely unsuitable to continue as a member of the police force and the current acting ombudsman identifies that there are a number of options open to the commissioner from terminating the officer's appointment to suspending the appointment, reducing salary, transferring the officer elsewhere with a reduction in rank, reducing rank or imposing a fine, and given that the minister has admitted the comments were utterly inappropriate, why won't the minister at least seek from the commissioner an undertaking to reconsider the situation, given that there are, in fact, further cases of this nature? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You are verging on debate now. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, Treasurer, for your assistance. Minister. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:27): What I would say is a couple of things. The issue of dealing with complaints from citizens regarding police has been under review by the commissioner of ICAC. He has made a number of recommendations. Clearly, the issue of dealing with complaints is one which, by the ICAC report and recommendation, we can improve. I would reaffirm the comment I made earlier, that I do fully support our commissioners and the judgements they make. The only comment I would make, though—the only inference I can draw from your line of questioning—is that you clearly have a problem with the commissioner's dealing with that matter and perhaps you should deal with him as well. Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: Supplementary question, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: We cannot have a fourth supplementary. Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: Can I seek a new question, then? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Good.