Members, Accommodation Allowances

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:43): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. How much board does the minister pay his parents when he stays there?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order, sir: standing order 96. As Speaker Such has ruled, public affairs, for which ministers are responsible to the house, are not the same as public interest.

The SPEAKER: Yes. The minister is not responsible to the house for how much board he pays his parents.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir, on the point of order: income and contracts are to be declared on the Register of Members' Interests—

The SPEAKER: So would you like to rephrase the question?

The Hon. D.C. van Holst Pellekaan: This is an expense.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: It is an expense.

The SPEAKER: Would you like to rephrase the question, member for West Torrens?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure: does he have a contractual arrangement with his parents?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: Point of order, Mr Speaker: again, it's a problem. If the member has a question about the register of interests, fine, but that is clearly nothing to do with the register of interests.

The SPEAKER: Yes. If the member for West Torrens can relate that question to the register of interests, then perhaps the question has a flavour of merit to it. I am going to give you one last go. If we can't get it right, we are going to move on.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Thank you very much for your indulgence, sir. My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Has the minister made all declarations of all contracts he has in place for board on his declaration of member's interests?

The SPEAKER: I am going to allow that question.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:45): My register of interests is up to date and I make the declarations that I need to on that register of interests.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Do not insult the former Speaker. The member for West Torrens has the call.