House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Schools, Random Drug Searches Schools, Random Drug Searches Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Schools, Random Drug Searches Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:46): A supplementary question to the Premier, and I thank the Premier for his previous answer and reiterating his intention to instruct. The supplementary question is: when will the Premier be seeing to the minister tabling the instruction to the police commissioner, as is the requirement under the Police Act? Mr KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Point of order. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Minister for Education The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:47): I thank the member for the question. As previously identified, the Stop the Scourge in Schools policy falls under the responsibility— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: He is answering the question. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —of the Minister for Education. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: He is answering the question. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: As the leader would know, if he had more than five days' experience in the house— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I think he is answering the question. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —any member of the cabinet can answer the question, especially when the member of the cabinet is the one responsible for delivering the outcome. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER Order! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: When those opposite were in power, there were ministers who didn't answer a question for several years. Mr KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: this is debate, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: This is debate. Just to clarify for newer members, any minister can answer a question put to any other minister, but with all respect— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Order! The minister will return to the substance of the question. Minister. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: I am very pleased to. I thank the leader for the question. It's a question that was asked on the first sitting day, or the second sitting day, perhaps, and I will give a similar answer. It is a matter of responsibility for the Minister for Education to deliver this policy. We had a meeting with the police commissioner, with the CE of the education department— Mr KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Point of order—let's hear it. Mr KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Standing order 98: relevance, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, minister. Again, I ask you to return to the substance of the question please, minister. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Well, the question is: when are we going to be speaking to the police about it. We spoke to them on 12 April. Mr KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order. The question was very specific: when will the Minister for Police table his instruction? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I think the minister has finished. Member for Davenport.