Attorney-General

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:20): My question is to the Attorney-General. Given former Federal Court judge the Hon. Ray Finkelstein QC has given now two separate pieces of legal opinion—one that the ICAC commissioner cannot retrospectively authorise a disclosure of information, and that the Attorney-General has contravened section 56A of the ICAC Act—on what basis and on what legal opinion is the Attorney-General relying on to stay Attorney-General?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order, sir.

The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell: Vickie knows best.

The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order. There is a point of order.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: The question offends against just about every part of standing order 97.

The SPEAKER: In that?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Facts without the leave of the house; opinion that's inappropriate.

The SPEAKER: What the Minister for Education is saying is that facts were introduced and you've taken that to be argument. Member for West Torrens, I will allow the member either to seek leave to introduce facts on this occasion or amend that question slightly on one occasion.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Yes, sir. I'll rephrase the question to not offend the sensitivities of the government.

The SPEAKER: The standing orders—yes, 97, I uphold that.