House of Assembly: Thursday, August 02, 2018

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Personal Explanation

Minister for Child Protection

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (17:34): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Mr MULLIGHAN: Deputy Speaker, I draw your attention to the state of the house.

A quorum having been formed:

Leave granted.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: During question time today I was asked, 'Has the minister's office played any role in formulating and distributing the statement issued by her chief executive a short time ago?'. I responded, 'No.' I can confirm that neither I nor my office were involved in formulating the chief executive's statement. However, since question time I have been advised that following the CE's statement being distributed by the department electronically to media outlets a copy was sent to a staff member in the Premier's office by my office.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order!