Alinta Energy

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): Supplementary, sir: can the Treasurer inform the house whether the amount sought by Alinta was in fact more or less than the contribution the government was planning to make to the gas industry, which industry experts tell us will have no effect whatsoever on electricity prices?

The SPEAKER: That question is out of order.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:27): I would like to hear, in his subsequent question, who these industry experts are that say it will have absolutely no impact on electricity prices. He has just told the house that industry experts—

Mr van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I warn the member for Stuart.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —have told him that it won't make a difference. Perhaps he can detail who they are and the body of work. Perhaps he can detail the body of work behind that assumption.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: It is best to come to a point of order with clean hands.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The Treasurer is debating the substance of the question.

The SPEAKER: I will listen carefully to what the Treasurer has to say.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: It has been longstanding knowledge in the gas industry that the Leader of the Opposition has a problem with the gas industry in South Australia, given his support for moratoriums and inquiries. This attack on what I think it is a very good plan—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I notice the chief ban gas advocate right behind his leader—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The plan for us to extract more gas into the South Australian market—

Mr Wingard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Mitchell is warned.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I tell you what we subsidise: the Leader of the Opposition paying his bills late. We subsidise that.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Paid your bills yet?

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Paid your bills? It's an own goal. Who sends Shared Services the bills? Who sends them the bills?

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Who sends the bill, Botox boy? You do! Mr Speaker, it is clear to everyone—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta—

Mr Pisoni: How many speeding fines didn't you pay, Tom?

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley can leave the chamber under the sessional order for the next hour.

Mr Pisoni: How many speeding fines didn't you pay?