Independent Commissioner Against Corruption

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): My question is to the Premier. Was the ICAC commissioner, the Hon. Bruce Lander QC, wrong to publicly discuss your conversation regarding the report into SA Health?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:12): That's a matter entirely for the commissioner to determine. One of the great things about our commissioner and the way that it was set up in the legislation here is that he is completely and utterly independent of the government. We don't direct the commissioner in any way, shape or form.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: This differs in its design from other commissioners we have, for example, the productivity commissioner. We can write to the productivity commissioner and we can ask him to do work and we can direct him, in fact, to do work. This is not the same way that the legislation was drafted with regard to the ICAC commission. He remains completely independent and he needs to determine those things for himself.

The SPEAKER: The members for Badcoe, Wright and Elizabeth are called to order.