House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Privatisation Privatisation Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Privatisation Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:02): My question is to the Premier: was the privatisation of ETSA by the Olsen government a good thing for the people of South Australia? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I am not really sure if the Premier is responsible for what the Olsen government did; however— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right! I am going to allow the Premier to answer the question. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier has the call. Mr Pederick House of Assembly Mr Pederick: We had a flood in 1956. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Hammond! He has been called to order this morning and he is warned. The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:03): It is quite evident to me that the opposition has run out of questions. Mr Malinauskas House of Assembly Mr Malinauskas: No, I just asked one. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Well, it wasn't according to the standing orders— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It's not a responsibility of the current government. I know that you have only come down to this house in recent times. I know that the Leader of the Opposition has only been down in this chamber for a certain period of time, but he doesn’t understand the standing orders. He doesn't understand how questions should be asked. This is not a responsibility of the government. But I am happy, under your instructions, with a wideranging set of— The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: personal reflections, debate and relevance. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier will be seated for one moment. I have the point of order. With respect, the question was framed in a way that was perhaps a little bit political. Arguably, the Premier is not responsible to the house for what was done under the Olsen government. The member for West Torrens knows that. I will allow the Premier to answer it and I hope that he sticks to the substance of the question. This is why standing orders are there, member for West Torrens. Premier, would you like to have a go at answering that question? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I would like to know whether the State Bank collapse was something that the Leader of the Opposition would support. We thought that that was a complete and utter debacle. While we are asking questions of historical importance, what a mess that was and what a mess the former Labor government's hopeless energy policy was for the people of South Australia. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I think the Premier has finished. The Leader of the Opposition.