BURNSIDE COUNCIL

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:42): If the minister is of the view that it would be inappropriate for her to intervene, why did she allow her spokesperson to speak on her behalf to the media journalists involved?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:42): I have said in this place before and I say it again: I have been advised that it would be most inappropriate for me to discuss any matter whatsoever that may relate to the matters before the court currently. How thick is the member opposite me that he cannot take in that very simple piece of information when he himself is supposed to have some sort of legal background and hopes one day to be attorney-general? I think he is going to have to wait, given the conduct of his that we have seen here today.