House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Privatisation Privatisation Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Privatisation Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier now apologise to the people of South Australia for breaking his election 'no privatisation agenda' promise? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I imagine the point of order— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Members on my left, be quiet. I imagine the point of order is for argument, section 97: 'a Member may not offer argument or opinion', and there is a characterisation of privatisation. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Yes, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: What I am going to do is I am going to allow—the thing is, if I do uphold that point of order, the Premier also will not have an opportunity to refute any such claims. So, in the spirit of debate, what I am going to do is I am going to allow the Premier an opportunity to respond, but I will be listening carefully, and the point of order is a meritorious one. Premier. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:11): Thank you very much, sir. I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. Before the election, I was asked specific questions about the privatisation issue, and in fact questions were put to us regarding SA Water, and we made it very clear that we didn't have a privatisation agenda. Whilst that comment that the opposition has— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Whilst the answer that was provided to that question related specifically to SA Water, it does— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Cheltenham is called to order. The member for Elizabeth is called to order. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Settle, settle. The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: As I was saying, sir, even though those comments related specifically to a question that was asked of me regarding the privatisation of SA Water— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr Szakacs interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Cheltenham is warned. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Shall I try a third time, sir? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Please. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Whilst those— Members interjecting: The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I have finished my answer. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier has concluded his answer. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is called to order, and if this level of interjections continues members will be departing the chamber, and I will not be upholding points of order for debate when I can barely hear the answer. The leader and then the member for Morphett.