Motor Vehicle Registrations

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland) (14:53): My question is to the Minister for the Public Sector. How is the government removing red tape and saving time for customers when they renew their vehicle registrations?

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Attorney.

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:54): Yes, thank you very much.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Attorney.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Thank you, Deputy Speaker, and I thank the honourable member for his question. This is a very important innovation by the government, and I would just like to share it with members because I know they are all interested. In support of the Premier's Digital—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I was going to leave that towards—

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: No, don't respond. All members are aware of the standing orders and how they apply. We need to hear the Attorney's answer in silence and, in deference to your colleague the member for Newland, it would be good to hear the answer.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: In support of the Premier's—

Mr Marshall: This is questions without notice and he's reading it off a piece of paper. How does that work?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: This is a prop. I don't really need it.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Newland!

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Colton! Attorney.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I gather some of them were impressed by me the other day when I switched all the instruments off and just used the Force to answer some questions in committee, so I will attempt to do that now.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: It's not Chewie-bacca, it's Chewbacca. We have an initiative called Digital by Default, where what we are attempting to do is give members of the public the opportunity to interact with government and government service provision using the digital world. Of course, what we are meaning here is the world of computing machines and the internet so that you can actually use your machine to pay—

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Attorney.

Mr Knoll interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: My time is running out, but—

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Schubert can have his first warning.

Ms Chapman: He hasn't even mentioned the interweb.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: He will in a minute. Thanks for letting him know. That's the end of us, isn't it? The interweb.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: There is a great opportunity here for people, and I hope everyone is taking advantage of this, to actually do things like motor registration online, as they say. This means the convenience of not having to actually physically go to a Services SA centre to be able to do these sorts of transactions is now here.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Unfortunately, your time has expired. If it were within my scope, I would give you an extension of time because I was listening to that. The member for Adelaide.

Mr Marshall: Just give her the piece of paper!

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: It's not the same unless he says it. The member for Adelaide—and I want to hear her in silence.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order!