House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Police Station Opening Hours Police Station Opening Hours Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Police Station Opening Hours Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:54): Given the minister is still committed to extending police— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: My question is to the Minister for Police—no surprise! Given the minister is still committed— The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: Point of order. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: —to extending— The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: The question is out of order. The use of the phrase 'given that' is a hypothetical question or introduces that. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I understand the point of order but, as I have said, I will allow the question to be read out, or spoken in its entirety rather, before ruling. Leader. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: Thanks, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Police. Will the minister rule out issuing an instruction to the police commissioner to pursue his policy of extending police station opening hours? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Police. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly Gibson Minister for Police Minister for Recreation The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:55): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister will be heard in silence. I do not want to hear points of order about relevance or debate or anything else of that nature. Minister. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: What I can tell the house is that I will not be taking direction from an ex-union hack. That I guarantee you. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: That was the answer. The member for Elizabeth. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Elizabeth, did you have a question?