CFMEU

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): My question is to the Premier. Is the Premier satisfied with the police commissioner's advice about alleged criminal activities within the CFMEU within South Australia? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: The administrator of the CFMEU has recently been critical of Victoria Police, saying: 'They have been nowhere near close enough, they have been ineffective in this space, and they need to be better.'

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (15:14): The Leader of the Opposition has asked whether or not I take the police commissioner at his word and value the work of South Australia Police. Well, you bet I do. You bet I do. And do I accept the advice and the integrity of the opinion that is provided to the South Australian government from South Australia Police? You bet I do. And the very fact that you have asked that question directly implies a degree of inexperience and ill-thought-through questioning on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition.

I know, and as the Leader of the Opposition as a former police minister should well know, that South Australia Police operate with nothing but integrity, particularly the police commissioner. We value the advice of South Australia Police and we accept it. We would never accept a comparison being drawn between Victoria Police and South Australia Police, given that we know that it's not just this government that values the work and the integrity of South Australia Police, it is also the South Australian people. We have seen survey after survey consistently demonstrate that the South Australian people believe in the South Australian police force and their leadership and the Leader of the Opposition should take note.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Chaffey! The member for MacKillop has the call.