Road Safety Remuneration Order

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:33): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Does the minister support the Australian Industry Group's submission to delay the implementation of the Road Safety Remuneration Order until 1 January 2017?

The Australian Industry Group claim the Road Safety Remuneration Order, which was due to start 4 April this year, is causing widespread concern and confusion in the road transport industry and the community. The application is supported by the National Road Transport Association. The Australian Industry Group's application to delay the start date aims to protect the community from widespread job losses, damage to businesses and harm to rural and regional areas.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:33): I have not seen the AIG's submission on it, but perhaps if I can provide the house with some background information on why the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was established and what it aims to do, particularly through their recent remuneration determination. We have spoken on several occasions in this chamber, and certainly there has been a lot of interest ventilated in the—

Mr GARDNER: Point of order, sir: previously it has been your ruling that, while photography may take place from the galleries, the position that photography is out of order from within the chamber is still the case. The Minister for Tourism has just taken a second photograph of yourself. I request that you rule on the matter.

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Tourism?

Mr GARDNER: I invite you to invite him to the bench to check his phone if you are uncertain, sir.

The SPEAKER: I will consider it in due course, after I have dealt with the member for Chaffey. Minister.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I was saying, we have spoken at some length in this chamber about the need to improve safety standards within the heavy vehicle industry, not just here in South Australia but nationally. We are part of a nation which has a freight industry which operates, of course, as you would expect, across borders, and we have recently been pointedly interested in it. Something that the member for Mitchell, when he had his former responsibilities, and I were very interested in were improving—

Mr Whetstone interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Point of order.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The member for Chaffey's insults are getting out of hand. They need to stop.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Is there—

Members interjecting: