House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Adelaide Remand Centre Adelaide Remand Centre Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Elizabeth Adelaide Remand Centre Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (15:59): My question is again to the Minister for Correctional Services. Why was SAPOL not alerted to this prisoner's escape until 25 minutes after the escape? With your leave, sir, and that of the house I will explain. Leave granted. Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Mr ODENWALDER: According to SAPOL at their press conference, the escape happened at 9.55 and they were not alerted to the fact until 10.20am. The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley Minister for Police The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services) (15:59): While that is an operational matter, what I will do is reiterate my comments to the house that I made a short time ago. I can advise the house that shortly after 10.30am my office was advised by the Department for Correctional Services that at approximately 9.55am a prisoner escaped from the Adelaide Remand Centre and fled the area on foot. As I said, I reiterate what our priority is at the moment and that is to bring this person back into— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right! The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: —custody— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, the Premier! The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: —but if I do have more details that are relevant and appropriate to bring back to the house at a later— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! Mr Malinauskas interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is warned. The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: If there are more relevant details— The Hon. S.S. Marshall interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier is called to order. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The minister will resume his seat for a moment. Interjections on both sides of the house will cease. The Minister for Correctional Services has the call. He has been asked a question by the member for Elizabeth who is entitled, as are all members, to hear the answer and to hear the answer in silence. The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: I am happy to return to the house with more information at a later date, if it is appropriate.