Member for Waite

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:33): My question is to the Premier. What behaviour did the member for Waite conduct that was unacceptable?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:33): It's like they are asking the same question over and over again. That behaviour is the subject of the investigation. We are having this investigation to get to exactly and precisely what occurred. That is underway at the moment. We don't have long to wait.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It is an interesting one for me because—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The deputy leader continues to interject and she is warned. The Premier has the call. Opposition members, I advise that the leader has asked the question and you are entitled to hear the answer.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It is interesting because the deputy leader and the Leader of the Opposition were out there in the public domain saying that there needs to be an investigation. So an investigation is put in place. Interestingly, it's exactly and precisely the methodology used by those opposite when they were in government when they had multiple claims of bullying and intimidation—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —against former and current members of this parliament; exactly and precisely the same methodology, but now not only did they want an investigation but they wanted a different type of investigation. I'm satisfied that the investigation that has been put in place by you, sir, is an appropriate investigation and there is not long to wait, and we will see the results of that in the coming weeks.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Light, I am going to respectfully ask you to depart the chamber for half an hour for repeated interjections, and when he does the Leader of the Opposition will have one more question and then we will move to the member for Morphett.

The honourable member for Light having withdrawn from the chamber: