House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Flinders Chase National Park Flinders Chase National Park The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson Flinders Chase National Park The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson) (14:52): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Water. When will the environment minister respond to Kangaroo Island residents who wrote to him in December last year with questions about the Flinders Chase development? The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Minister for Environment and Water Flinders Chase National Park The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:52): Well, I spend quite a lot of time having to correct misinformation spread by the member for Mawson, so that does distract me from— The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir. The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: —dealing with some of the items he wants me to— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: There is a point of order. Minister, please be seated. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: You earlier ruled, sir, that that language was unparliamentary, and I would ask you to ask the member to withdraw that accusation. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Correct. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Members on my right, be quiet. The minister says that he spends a fair bit of time—and I am paraphrasing here—correcting misinformation from the member for Mawson. I respectfully ask the Minister for Environment and Water to withdraw that. The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: I withdraw that, Mr Speaker. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, and get on with answering the question. Thank you, minister. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: As I was saying, I have an open dialogue with many people on Kangaroo Island about many matters, and I am quite confident that I am able to get messages and information disseminated into the Kangaroo Island community via various sources. The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell: What sort of answer was that? It was bizarre! The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order for that commentary. The member for Taylor has the call.