House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Treasury Portfolio Treasury Portfolio The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasury Portfolio The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (15:03): My question again is to the Premier. Can the Premier advise the house who in the state parliamentary Liberal Party will hold the Treasury portfolio after the state election? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier Treasury Portfolio The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (15:03): The person will be a member of the cabinet. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, member for Hammond! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It will be a member of cabinet, sir. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: We are very well served at the moment in our cabinet by the Hon. Rob Lucas— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Police is called to order. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —who of course is the Father of the South Australian parliament. Some people might refer to him as the grandfather or the great, great, great grandfather. He has done an exceptional job, and I will have further comments to make about him tonight. One of the ways that we run our cabinet in South Australia under this government is for us to take a whole-of-cabinet approach so we don't have individual ministers who make decisions irrespective of the rest of the cabinet. This is particularly important with regard to Treasury. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Police is called to order. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: We have the Budget Cabinet Committee— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Minister for Police is warned. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —where I think we have five cabinet ministers who sit around that Budget Cabinet Committee. They develop the budget. They develop the Mid-Year Budget Review. They develop all the cases for changes to the budget in South Australia, and that ultimately goes to cabinet. There is a process which is well in place. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Hurtle Vale is warned. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It's not like we make unilateral decisions— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Premier, there is a point of order. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —within the Treasury portfolio. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I will hear the point of order, Premier. Please be seated. Point of order, member for Lee. The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Point of order. The question was quite specific: who will manage the Treasury portfolio for the state Liberals after the election? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: A member of cabinet, sir. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Police is called to order. We will make that announcement— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —on the other side of the election— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Schubert is warned. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —but we have many people who are qualified and many people who are involved in Treasury— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Schubert! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —roles at the moment. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order!