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 Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Motor Accident Commission Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): My question is to the Minister for Road Safety. Why has the Motor Accident Commission been directed to stop making media comments? The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly Gibson Minister for Police Minister for Recreation Motor Accident Commission The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:26): I thank the member for his question. The Motor Accident Commission, as I pointed out just a few moments ago, was sold off by those opposite—the big conglomeration that it was. Members interjecting: The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: If you let me finish— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Waite is called to order. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: Pump your brakes. We know the treasurer raped and pillaged and took all the money out of the Motor Accident Commission and left it as a shell of what it was. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: The Motor Accident Commission is winding down its duties, still delivering advertising and educational programs, as it has in the past, as it transfers across to the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and across to SAPOL as well. That is happening because of the mess we were left with. We are tidying that up and fixing it up and those two agencies will take forward the responsibilities of the Motor Accident Commission. They— Mr Malinauskas House of Assembly Mr Malinauskas: Did you direct them to stop making media comments? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! We have the question. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —have actually handed the duties over and they are handing the duties over. SAPOL— The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Education is called to order. The Hon. C.L. WINGARD House of Assembly The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and a number of other organisations, the RAA and a number of not-for-profits, are getting involved in making media comment about road safety aspects. I know that the Leader of the Opposition thinks that a billboard will solve all the problems, but that is not to be the case. It is a collection, as I said in my last answer, of activities right across the board that will help with our road safety strategy.