House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Personal Explanation Personal Explanation Kangaroo Island Commissioner Kangaroo Island Commissioner The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson) (23:24): I seek leave to make a personal explanation. Leave granted. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: I think it is a pretty sad day when the highest law person in this place comes in and takes issue with something. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Mawson, by starting— An honourable member interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, it could be. I would ask you to get to the point pretty quickly please. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Yesterday, I came into this place and made comments about what is happening in the visitor economy on Kangaroo Island from feedback that I had yesterday morning and on Monday from my time on Kangaroo Island. The Deputy Premier comes in here and wants to take issue and bring in figures from last year, which were the figures when we were in charge of the visitor economy and things were booming. She has better things to do with her time— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: —than attack me and attack the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Mawson, one moment. The member for Mawson is entitled to put a view across that is relevant to something that may have transpired recently. I am listening, but I will hear the point of order. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Speaker Atkinson set out the terms in which it is expected that the House of Assembly would allow personal explanations to take place, and the member for Mawson is in no way complying with any of the normal formats of the house. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I have the point of order. I am listening to the member for Mawson. I will ensure that he does not deviate. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Thank you again, Mr Speaker. If I do not know what the forum is to respond to some malicious allegation made by the Deputy Premier, then I am sorry that I have used a personal explanation to get my side on the record. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Is the member for Mawson finished? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens, for speaking when the Speaker is on his feet, can leave for the next 20 minutes. The honourable member for West Torrens having withdrawn from the chamber: