Australia Day

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:16): Supplementary question: does the minister support ensuring that citizenship candidates continue to have the opportunity to become Australian citizens on Australia Day as part of local government Australia Day celebrations?

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government) (14:17): Again, if I can, I reiterate that what councils do are council decisions. Again, the citizenships can be held under federal law and things like that. The member for Unley knows very well that—and I think he's trying to blur the lines here a fair bit—certainly it is a federal issue and what councils do is their own business per body.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Davenport and Unley, and I warn the member for Mitchell.