House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Police Protection Vests Police Protection Vests Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Elizabeth Police Protection Vests Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (15:22): My question is to the Minister for Police. Has the minister acquainted himself with the stab-proof and ballistic vests deployed by the New South Wales police in August 2017 and the Victorian police in 2015? The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly Gibson Minister for Police Minister for Recreation Police Protection Vests The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:22): Have I acquainted myself with them? Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Mr ODENWALDER: Yes. Are you familiar with them? The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: So, have I hung out with them? The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: You'll need one for your back. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens, you can also leave for 20 minutes for that remark, please. The Hon. T.J. Whetstone House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. Whetstone: You need a bulletproof vest for your mouth. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Minister for Primary Industries, you can also leave for 20 minutes for that remark. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call. We're waiting, minister. I don't need any commentary. Thank you, Minister for Primary Industries. The honourable members for West Torrens and Chaffey having withdrawn from the chamber: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Police has the call. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: As far as the vests are concerned—I did outline this before—the police commissioner has been very clear on this: he wants to get the right vests for the police force in South Australia. That's why we are doing the trial. That is what the police commissioner wanted to do. I know the shadow minister is very keen to direct the police minister. He has been out in the public talking about this a lot lately. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: I suggest that he get some advice from the Leader of the Opposition because, unless the Leader of the Opposition wants to direct the police commissioner as well, the shadow minister is out there indicating that he— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —might be directing the police commissioner should he ever one day become the minister. So I'll watch with eagerness to see whether or not the shadow minister does start saying he's going to direct— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —the police commissioner. But as I outlined in my previous answer, as far as the vests are concerned, as the commissioner has asked— Dr Close interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is called to order. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —he's trialling the vests to get the right vests for South Australia.