Personal Explanation

Member's Remarks

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (18:35): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

Mr TEAGUE: In a contribution to the debate earlier this afternoon, the member for West Torrens made reference to certain communications. I have requested and obtained a draft, the rush of the Hansard, and so I will read from it. The member for West Torrens said:

I will also point out that when the former Speaker gave his exoneration, wasn't it amazing that all of those emails to and from the Speaker's office, the Deputy Premier's office and the department were all blacked out?

I have considered the matter and my memory and any record that I can think about and indicate that I have been misrepresented. So far as I am aware, no such email went to or from the Speaker's office in any context related to the matter that the member for West Torrens spoke of. I have been misrepresented and I am concerned that the house may have been misled.

The member for West Torrens, in his contribution to the debate, at around 5.30 this evening further expanded on that to the extent that he may have misspoken or slipped or intended otherwise. I think that matter was further expanded upon at around 5.30. I have requested the Hansard for that period as well. That is not presently available, I am advised, and so I am unable to refer to it. It is otherwise the first occasion that I have had the opportunity to bring that to the house's attention and so I do that.

The SPEAKER: There is nothing further you wish to do with that? I will come to the member for West Torrens in a moment. Nothing further you wish to do with that now, member for Heysen?

Mr TEAGUE: That is on the record.