Cardiology Services

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:41): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier outline whether it is the Premier's signature that appears on an election promise, which says, 'We will ensure The QEH has the capacity to deal with cardiac emergencies 24 hours a day'?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order: to quote from a document without leave, and it's against the standing orders to do so.

The SPEAKER: The point of order is for the insertion of a statement and he would need leave, perhaps. He might even get leave if he asked for it. Would you like leave?

Mr PICTON: I will rephrase the question.

The SPEAKER: I will take a rephrased question.

Mr PICTON: My question is to the Premier.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I will take a rephrased question, and I remind the member for West Torrens that if he disagrees with the Chair there is a way to go about it.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Yes, there is.

The SPEAKER: There is. Member for Kaurna.

Mr PICTON: My question is to the Premier. Is it the Premier's signature which appears on an election policy document which states that there will be 24-hour services of cardiology at The QEH?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! You have asked your question.

The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell: No ticker!

The SPEAKER: Member for Mawson, that is unwarranted and you are warned.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:43): Without seeing the document, it would not be possible for me to say whether it was the Premier's signature or not.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: But I suspect that it would be very easy for the member opposite to determine whether it was the Premier's signature on that document or not.