House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Mobile Phone Detection Cameras Mobile Phone Detection Cameras The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley Mobile Phone Detection Cameras The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley) (14:40): My question is to the Minister for Police. Is the government planning to install additional mobile phone detection cameras and, if so, where are they and what is the time frame for installation? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: Earlier this year, the government announced— The Hon. J.K. Szakacs interjecting: The Hon. V.A. TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: You're not the minister anymore; just listen to the question. Earlier this year, the government announced five sites for the rollout of mobile phone detection cameras. In response to questions during the Budget and Finance Committee hearing on 12 February, the Department for Infrastructure and Transport indicated that a further two sites are being considered. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN (Kavel—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Special Minister of State) (14:40): I thank the member for Hartley for his question. As the house is aware, testing is underway on SA's first mobile phone detection cameras. They have been installed at key metropolitan corridors in a bid to reduce dangerous distraction behind the wheel. The member will be interested to know that the overhead cameras were commissioned at four busy locations and are being set up targeting drivers who use their mobile phones. Of course, in the— Members interjecting: The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: Of course— Mr Whetstone House of Assembly Chaffey Mr Whetstone: Easily distracted, aren't you? The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: It was the comment prior to that that I think was in fact— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister will return to the answer. Minister, please ignore the interjections. Please continue with your answer. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: Mr Speaker, I take offence. I ask that the statement be withdrawn and that there be an apology. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I did not hear the comment. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: It is beneath me to repeat it; however, I ask for the apology and the withdrawal before I do. The member for Chaffey would be well advised to do that. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Minister, which member are you referring to? Sorry, I cannot hear. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: The member for Chaffey. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey, do you have anything to say, anything to withdraw, anything to apologise for so we can play on? Mr WHETSTONE House of Assembly Chaffey Mr WHETSTONE: I withdraw to the temperamental minister. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey, you will withdraw that statement. Mr WHETSTONE House of Assembly Chaffey Mr WHETSTONE: I withdraw. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You will leave the chamber for the remainder of question time. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: What a scalp. On your way out. On your bike. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey, if you do not leave immediately, you will be named. The honourable member for Chaffey having withdrawn from the chamber: The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your protection. Sites now testing include South Road at Torrensville, with SA Police using that site as a particular testing location. Members will be aware that, of course, a profile has been obtained from that site, which is being used to ensure that the cameras that will be installed have a suitable reliability threshold. The shadow minister will know that a report was earlier obtained and has been ventilated in the public square in relation to the reliability of these particular cameras. I have been reassured that the human review process before an expiation notice is issued will be a process that we can have confidence in. Motorists in South Australia will know that if they do receive an infringement, it will have been human reviewed with respect to the infringement that comes their way. An honourable member House of Assembly An honourable member: Thousands a day. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: Indeed, it is thousands a day, and the very purpose and intention behind this particular road safety policy is to change driver behaviour. As the shadow minister himself indicated on ABC radio, there must be bipartisan focus on ensuring that distraction is not at the heart of lives lost on South Australian roads. And the shadow minister— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Your time has expired, minister. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: —putting his phone away, will know that— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Your time has expired, minister. Please resume your seat. The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Special Minister of State The Hon. D.R. CREGAN: —117 lives were lost last year.