House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Motor Accident Commission Motor Accident Commission The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Motor Accident Commission The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (15:04): My question is to the Acting Premier. Can the Acting Premier advise the house whether the police commissioner was consulted on the abolition of the Motor Accident Commission? The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner: What, when you decided to privatise it? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Education is warned. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly Gibson Minister for Police Minister for Recreation The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:05): As the member for Lee would be aware, the previous Labor government did sell the Motor Accident Commission and invariably signed its death warrant when they did that. As a result of that, as the Treasurer made public yesterday— The Hon. S.C. Mullighan interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Lee, be very careful. The Hon. S.K. Knoll House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. Knoll: Yes, fully funded up until the middle of the year. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Minister for Transport! The Minister for Police has the call. I would like to hear this answer, please. The Hon. S.K. Knoll House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. Knoll: Just a bit of Magic Pudding economics. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Transport is warned. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: As I was saying, the previous government, the previous Labor government, sold the Motor Accident Commission, signing its death warrant. As a result, as the Treasurer pointed out yesterday, the responsibilities of the Motor Accident Commission, as far as the sponsorship, advertising, research and other programs along those lines are allocated, will be done in future by SAPOL and by the Department of Transport and Infrastructure, along with the Office for Recreation and Sport being involved as well with some of those sponsorship and advertising arrangements. The answer to the member's question is, yes, it was discussed with the police commissioner.