Member for Waite

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:50): A supplementary question: does that mean the Premier believes that any position Mr Duluk could have in a future Liberal Party is untenable?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:50): You are taking statements from a long time ago and trying to extrapolate on them at the moment. The reality was that there was a police investigation which resulted in court proceedings, and it was completely untenable for Mr Duluk to sit in the Liberal parliamentary room at that time.

There has been a case. It has been before the court, and the court has made its decision. There is also a parliamentary inquiry that was underway that was paused. I presume that will resume, but that is ultimately a matter for the Speaker, not the Liberal Party. However, I do make the point that there is a court decision that has been made today and that there has been a full apology for the behaviour from the member for Waite. Ultimately, I expect that the parliamentary inquiry will resume.