House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Ministerial Accountability Ministerial Accountability Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Ministerial Accountability Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): My question is again to the Premier. Does he stand by his previous public remarks regarding ministerial accountability made on 1 March 2018? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: On 1 March 2018, on the eve of an election, ABC radio presenter David Bevan asked the then opposition leader: If there is a scandal and you're lucky enough to be Premier and a Minister says, 'I'm sorry, I wasn't told.' And it is astonishing that he didn't know. Will that Minister lose [his] job? The then opposition leader replied: Absolutely and I would expect the Minister to resign. Any self-respecting minister would resign if this happened on their watch and I've made this clear right from day one. If a minister didn't resign to this sort of ineptitude I would have no hesitation whatsoever about sacking that Minister. Mr Picton interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Before I hear the Premier's answer, the member for Kaurna can leave for the remainder of question time under 137A. The honourable member for Kaurna having withdrawn from the chamber: The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Education is warned. The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:22): I just refer the honourable member to my previous answer. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order!