House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Matter of Privilege Matter of Privilege Matter of Privilege Matter of Privilege The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg Deputy Premier Attorney-General The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (11:01): I rise on a matter of privilege. On Tuesday 4 June 2019, the Leader of the Opposition asked the Premier a question: 'Are you abolishing Veterans SA as a standalone agency?' He went on to ask: 'Will it,' being Veterans SA, 'retain a status as a standalone agency within Defence SA?' The leader, since asking those questions, went on to write a letter to the veterans community arguing that Veterans SA may be abolished as a standalone agency. Veterans SA has never been a standalone agency but, rather, a program of government. This has been the case since it was first created and is reflected in both the ministerial responsibilities in the budget papers and the Auditor-General's public sector agency's audited reports. As a former member of cabinet, the Leader of the Opposition would be well aware that this is and always has been the case. Further to this, the leader is a recipient of the budget papers and the Auditor-General's Report, which clearly identify the nature of Veterans SA. By purporting in questions to the Premier on Tuesday 4 June 2019 that Veterans SA was a standalone agency, the leader knowingly misled the parliament. Therefore, Mr Speaker, I ask that you review the questions made by the leader and the documents I have referred to (I will provide you with a copy) to rule on this as a matter of privilege. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, Attorney-General, for bringing that matter to my attention. I ask you to furnish all relevant documents and I will come back to the house.