Safe City Grant

Ms HILDYARD (Reynell) (14:14): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier reverse the $250,000 cut to the safe city grant program that supports creating safer environments in the city, which he announced in the 2018-19 state budget?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell will resume her seat. The Minister for—

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Playford is warned. The Minister for Energy and Mining on a point of order.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Thank you, sir. I didn't talk about the previous question, which was out of order. This one is out of order as well with regard to standing order 97. If the member would like to provide all of that information, she certainly can do that.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right and members on my left! The minister has the call.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: If the member would like to provide information and/or her assertions, she can do it by seeking leave.

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee on the point of order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: This is information which has been tabled before the house in the 2018-19 budget papers, specifically Budget Paper 5—

The SPEAKER: Order! There is no occasion—

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —information specifically already provided to the house.

The SPEAKER: Order! There is no occasion for the giving of an impromptu speech on a point of order, and that is an observation to all members. On the point of order, I uphold the point of order. I have listened carefully to the member for Reynell's question on this occasion and on the previous occasion. Should the member for Reynell wish to introduce facts, then the member for Reynell is entitled to seek leave to do so.

Ms HILDYARD: My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier reverse the $250,000 cut to the safe city grant program that supports creating safer environments in the city? With your leave and that of the house, Mr Speaker, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms HILDYARD: Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Mr Whetstone: They've got the B team out today.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms HILDYARD: The B team!

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

Ms HILDYARD: We have to put up with this constantly, Mr Speaker—constantly from the member for Chaffey. Get him in order—no more.

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell has the call.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right! In case any member wishes to raise a point of order, any member is entitled to do so. The member for Reynell has the call. The member for Reynell is entitled to be heard in silence.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir: I would ask the member for Chaffey to withdraw his remarks about the B team toward the women of the opposition.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! On the point of order, the Minister for Energy—

Members interjecting:

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

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee is warned. The Minister for Energy and Mining on a point of order.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The member opposite is quite entitled to ask for an apology and/or withdrawal, but he's not entitled to change the statement or comment on the statement in the way that he did.

The SPEAKER: On the point of order and in circumstances in which there were a number of simultaneous interjections on both sides of the house, unfortunately, for better or worse, I did not hear any particular remarks that have been referred to in the course of the point of order. There has been a request that the member for Chaffey withdraw remarks that have been deemed offensive. Does the member for Chaffey wish to be heard on that point and/or withdraw any remarks that he made? If not, I undertake to the house to go back and look at the record and rule as may be appropriate.

Mr WHETSTONE: Sir, I withdraw calling the Labor Party a B team.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Chaffey is called to order. The member for Reynell has the call.

Ms HILDYARD: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order according to standing order 125. I do take offence at the member for Chaffey calling myself and other Labor women the B team.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Education on the point of order.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Education has the call.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Sir, I would submit that there's no point of order. The member for Chaffey has withdrawn the characterisation. To whom it was directed has also been dealt with previously.

Ms Hildyard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Reynell will cease interjecting. On the point of order raised by the member for Reynell, I have heard the member for Chaffey withdraw what he described as the remark that he made. As things stand, I can take the matter no further. Should members wish me to do so, I will consider the record and any available evidence to me and come back should there be any further matter to bring to the attention of the house.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Reynell has the call.

Ms HILDYARD: My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier reverse the $250,000 cut to the safe city grant program that supports creating safer environments in the city? With your leave and that of the house, Mr Speaker, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms HILDYARD: The 2018-19 state budget tabled in this house set out a $250,000 cut to the safe city grant program.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government) (14:21): I thank the member for the question. She has raised the question of CCTV coverage in the past in relation to this project, but for the benefit of other members who may not be aware, the safe city CCTV network is actually owned by the City of Adelaide and is monitored by the Police Security Services Branch of South Australia Police within its own existing resources. That continues.

The member refers to a cut. I tell the house that the Attorney-General's Department three-year funding agreement with the City of Adelaide ceased on 30 June 2020. The member may have omitted to either find out about or be aware, but I inform her that, as part of the Safer City Action Plan Table 2019-23, the City of Adelaide itself has allocated $2 million relating to city-wide CCTV coverage and monitoring.

Mr Odenwalder interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for Elizabeth!

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: I would suggest that that will certainly cover the matter. Secondly, for the first time ever, this government has supported an $800,000 contribution towards Crime Stoppers, which is also seeking assistance to keep—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right and members on my left!

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: —our city safe and to keep South Australians safe. That is what we are committed to do and we will continue to.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Before I call the member for King, I warn the member for Elizabeth, I warn the member for Badcoe and I call to order the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services.