Keogh Case

Mr KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:49): My supplementary question to the Attorney-General is: did she contact the Cheney family to meet with them before or after the government had made a decision to compensate Mr Keogh?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (14:49): In short, immediately after, to the extent that, of course, this was not to be a question of meeting with the members of the family to seek their advice—

Mr Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: —or their input in relation to the government's decision.

The Hon. T.J. Whetstone interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Primary Industries is called to order.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: The purpose of this invitation to meet was to inform—

The Hon. T.J. Whetstone interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: —the family of the government's decision that had clearly already been taken so that it would be a matter that they would be informed of before the public announcement was made. The terms of settlement, which would be evident from the deed, were signed last Friday and the announcement made, of course, on Monday with the opportunity to meet over the weekend if that was something that the identified person wished to do. That was declined. I think that answers the question. I hope it does.