Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): My question is to the Premier. How can the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption adequately fulfil the terms of reference 2, 3 and 4 of his Oakden maladministration inquiry, which deal with what information may have been communicated to ministers and what action they took or failed to take, if he is denied access to cabinet documents?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:10): Pretty simply, he will be able to gain all manner of documents that were communicated between the agency and the minister, and there are all manner of documents which are routinely communicated between a department and the minister.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: No, the documents prepared for the purpose of cabinet are in a different category, and they represent a very small proportion—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned for the second and final time and so is the member for Hartley.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: —of the material that will assist him. The ministers will be available to give evidence and explain their discussions. There will be myriad documents. Individual agency staff will be capable of being called, and I'm sure that the commissioner will get all of the information he needs.