Road Maintenance

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (14:32): Supplementary: can the minister then explain why, when I explained to him earlier in the piece that there was 'bleeding' bitumen as such, the final line marking was painted on that surface, which was faulty?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:33): It may be that the department had not yet reached out to that contractor before they took the next stage of the work, which was line marking, as well as not repairing it. But I will seek a full briefing—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —and come back to the house, as well as the member for Hammond.

The SPEAKER: The leader sounds to me like he is interjecting—because it is contrary to standing orders to interrupt in any way, even if it's a conversation with another member.