House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Alinta Energy Alinta Energy Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition 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 House of Assembly The SPEAKER: That question is out of order. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy 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 House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I warn the member for Stuart. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: It is best to come to a point of order with clean hands. Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The Treasurer is debating the substance of the question. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I will listen carefully to what the Treasurer has to say. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I notice the chief ban gas advocate right behind his leader— Members interjecting: The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The plan for us to extract more gas into the South Australian market— Mr Wingard interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Mitchell is warned. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Paid your bills yet? Members interjecting: The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Who sends the bill, Botox boy? You do! Mr Speaker, it is clear to everyone— Mr Gardner interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta— Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: How many speeding fines didn't you pay, Tom? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Unley can leave the chamber under the sessional order for the next hour. Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: How many speeding fines didn't you pay?