Personal Explanation

Thebarton Police Barracks

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (15:31): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation pursuant to standing order 108.

Leave granted.

Mr TEAGUE: Earlier in question time, the Minister for Planning adverted to a decision that I made in relation to the health precinct, and I fear the minister may have misled the house and has certainly misrepresented me.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Heysen, please be seated. I will hear the point of order under 134.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Sir, the member has asked under standing order 108 to make a personal explanation and then he has gone about accusing a member of the house of misleading the parliament. It is completely inappropriate.

The SPEAKER: Member for Heysen, I am advised that if you have indicated that you have been misrepresented, then they are the terms within which you need to confine your remarks.

Mr TEAGUE: I have been misrepresented, Mr Speaker, in relation to the health subzone and it was in respect of which the minister couched the rezoning. It is important that I bring to the attention of the house that the health subzone expressly included reference to the Thebarton Police Barracks and old Adelaide Gaol retaining state heritage protections and that re-use of these buildings—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr TEAGUE: —as the minister well knows—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr TEAGUE: —re-use—

Members interjecting:

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

Mr TEAGUE: —re-use of these buildings—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is called to order.

Mr TEAGUE: —is encouraged to complement the historic values and Parklands setting. References to the health subzone including provision for the construction of the Women's and Children's Hospital is an entirely discrete and separate matter.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier is called to order.