Whyalla Steelworks

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): In light of the time the Premier has indicated, has the government received any advice as to the constitutionality of the act, including consideration of the consequence of the High Court's decision in Bell in Western Australia?

The SPEAKER: That's not a supplementary; that's a separate standalone question.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (15:05): I thank the—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Well, I tell you what.

The SPEAKER: Members on my right will come to order.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: The question from the shadow attorney-general pertains to legal advice that the government may have sought. Clearly, when the government is taking on a circumstance as serious as this one, with the gravity that this one has, we have sought to engage some of the smartest minds in the nation.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: KCs—heard of them?

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: We have indeed engaged silks who have been judged by their peers to be worthy of that title and we are very confident that the government has taken that advice into active consideration in every judgement we have made.