Australian Craniofacial Unit

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:40): Supplementary to the minister again: does the independent review that the minister outlined cover allegations that senior oral surgeon Dr Ben Grave was not offered an interview for his existing position at the unit?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Just before the minister answers, members on my right will not interject when a supplementary question is being asked, and, quite frankly, it is also the case that when members on my right are asking a question, I would appreciate it if those questions were heard in silence as well. Could the member for Kaurna please repeat the supplementary?

Mr PICTON: It was unscripted, so it might not be exactly word for word.

The SPEAKER: Thank you.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr PICTON: The supplementary to the minister's discussion of the independent review in his answer was: does that independent review cover allegations that senior oral surgeon Dr Ben Grave was not offered an interview for his own position in the unit?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:41): This is an extraordinary question, which I certainly will answer, but let me just tell you that, apart from it being—

Ms Hildyard: Yay! Excellent. Fantastic.

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell is called to order.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: —a very transparent fishing trip to just say, 'Is this in the report? Is that in the report? Is the other in the report?', it's quite extraordinary that this supplementary question follows my last answer, and the last thing I said in my last answer was that I have not seen the report. What on earth is going on over here? So let me just tell you, my answer to the question is: I don't know.