House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Matter of Privilege Matter of Privilege Member for West Torrens Member for West Torrens The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Energy and Mining The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (10:55): Mr Speaker, I rise on a matter of privilege. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Energy on a matter of privilege. The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The member for West Torrens has misled the house. The member for West Torrens said very clearly that I had not been in contact with the resources industry before coming into this place on this debate, and he is absolutely incorrect. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: I haven't finished—sit down. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: One moment. The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Before debate commenced here, I spoke with Mr Matt Kay from Beach Energy, I spoke with Mr Matt Sherwell from Santos, I spoke with Mr Ian Davies from Senex, I spoke with Mr David Maxwell from Cooper Energy, I spoke with Mr Greg Hall from SACOME, and I spoke with Mr Matt Doman from APPEA. I spoke personally, one on one, with all six of those very important industry representatives before debate on this matter commenced. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, minister. Would the member for West Torrens like to rise to make a personal explanation? The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I will withdraw and apologise, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens has withdrawn and apologised for those comments. Minister, do you accept those comments? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Can the member for West Torrens assure us that there was nothing else in his speech that was incorrect? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: We are going a little bit far here. The member for West Torrens has withdrawn and apologised for those comments. Minister? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Yes, I accept that apology. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you minister. The Hon. V.A. Chapman interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier, can you please cease interjecting. The Hon. D.G. Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: And the Minister for Industry. The member for MacKillop has been waiting patiently and has the call.