House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Noise Management Noise Management Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Elizabeth Noise Management Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (15:01): My question is to the Minister for Police. Minister, did the police commissioner authorise the Minister for Police's public announcement that STAR Group officers would be dispatched to respond to teenage parties in the southern suburbs? The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly Gibson Minister for Police Minister for Recreation Noise Management The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:01): I thank the member for his question. I think I know what he is referring to and I think he may be misquoting. Mr Odenwalder House of Assembly Mr Odenwalder: I didn't quote anything. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: You may be misreferencing or misconstruing what was— An honourable member interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I did not do any of that, minister. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: It is a fair point: if you are not quoting, it is argument and the question is invalid, but I will elaborate anyway. I think what the member is alluding to are some of the incidents down south. The police commissioner made very clear his instructions and the operational measures that he took. I conferred with those operational measures and outlined exactly what the police commissioner outlined that he was doing down south to deal with that situation.