Adelaide Remand Centre

Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (14:42): My question is to the Minister for Correctional Services. Who notified police of the escape? Was it the private operators or was it the Department for Correctional Services?

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services) (14:42): I can't be clear enough. The details that the opposition are seeking today are subject to investigation. I have made that very clear.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is on two warnings.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: I have made it very clear. I can't be more clear than that. We are taking this matter—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: You're hiding something, Vince. You're hiding it. You're covering it up.

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens will leave for 20 minutes under 137A.

The honourable member for West Torrens having withdrawn from the chamber:

The SPEAKER: The minister has the call.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: The details that the opposition are seeking to obtain today are subject to an investigation. I will not pre-empt that investigation. It's a thorough investigation. It's a very serious matter here.

Ms Stinson: Have you even asked?

The SPEAKER: The member for Badcoe is warned for a second time.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: We are certainly not going to pre-empt or jeopardise that investigation. That investigation is going to occur. Make no mistake about it. We need to know why this happened, we need to know how this happened and we need to make sure we do all we can as a government to make sure that this doesn't happen again.