House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time South Australian Museum South Australian Museum The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Deputy Leader of the Opposition South Australian Museum The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Arts. Do the chair of the South Australian Museum Board, the director of the Museum and the minister herself understand the contribution scientists make to the Museum? With your leave and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Deputy Leader of the Opposition The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: On Monday, the Statutory Authorities Review Committee heard evidence from Dr Catherine Kemper and Mrs Mary Lou Simpson specifically that they do not. The Hon. A. MICHAELS House of Assembly Enfield Minister for Small and Family Business Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs Minister for Arts The Hon. A. MICHAELS (Enfield—Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, Minister for Arts) (15:00): In short, yes, I certainly do. I can't answer for the others but Dr Gaimster is eminently qualified and Mr Kim Cheater also has had a long association with the Museum and is very well aware of the issues and the importance of research, so, yes.