Residential Care Facility Visits

Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14:44): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection. Does the minister accept any responsibility for the role she played in the teenager absconding from the residential care facility and going on a crime spree?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Point of order?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order: the member accuses a minister of playing a role in an activity—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —that is utterly inappropriate and outside the standing orders.

The SPEAKER: Playing a role being an inference or imputation?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Absolutely, but it is also outside standing order 97. I assume that the imputation and inference would also make it against the standing orders.

The SPEAKER: I have the point of order. Would the member for Badcoe like to rephrase?

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner: The member for Florey has a question.

The SPEAKER: She does, and I will be coming to her.

Mr Duluk: Jonny G, you should be on that front bench.

The SPEAKER: The member for Waite can leave for half an hour under 137A.

The honourable member for Waite having withdrawn from the chamber:

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: And he will be taking coffee orders for members on my left shortly, if they keep going at this rate. Member for Badcoe.