BURNSIDE COUNCIL

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:33): My question is to the Minister for State/Local Government Relations and relates to Burnside council. Given that the Freedom of Information Act contains an exemption clause for information relating to personal affairs, why is the minister using the disclosure of personal affairs as an excuse for maintaining FOI restrictions prohibiting scrutiny of the establishment of the Burnside council investigation, specifically government processes?

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:33): At the moment there is a suppression order by the courts—

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: No, FOI.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: I am getting it to it—don't pre-empt what I am going to say. You talk about a joke. You have this clown over there, the Hon. Terry Stephens, talking to his mate Lucas saying, 'This is like comedy hour.'

The Hon. T.J. Stephens: It is man—you're a flaming joke, fair dinkum.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!