SA Ambulance Service

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (15:08): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Premier, who in your government accepts responsibility for the cluster of nine deaths in SA Ambulance late last year?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (15:08): Unlike the previous government, we do take responsibility for any adverse incidents within our health system. The entire cabinet takes responsibility and we work through the issues in a diligent way.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: throughout the 20 questions we have asked the Premier today, the Premier has been referring to a document marked 'cabinet'. He has been referring to it and quoting from it. I ask that he hand it to you for you to have a look at and see if it has been referenced in a debate, and I ask whether that cabinet document and all relating attachments be tabled to the house.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: There is a point of order. The member for West Torrens would be well aware that members can refer to documents; if they are reading documents, that would be different. I will have a look at the footage and take up the issue with the Premier, but I don't believe that the Premier was reading word for word or line for line from any document. But if it is a document that does require tabling, I will come back to the house.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Further point of order: there is a long precedent in the House of Representatives—

The SPEAKER: Yes.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —and the House of Assembly that if ministers quote or use cabinet documents in the House of Assembly—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —they must be tabled.

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is making a whole heap of assumptions here. I will investigate those assumptions and, if the document does require tabling, I will come back to the house. Thank you.