Assistant Minister to the Premier

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:39): Supplementary, Mr President—

The PRESIDENT: It's going to have to be tight, the Hon. Mr Wortley.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: What will be the budget of the office of the minister's assistant?

The PRESIDENT: That's outside the original answer.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: It's all about establishing—

The PRESIDENT: It's way outside the original answer.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Way outside?

The PRESIDENT: Because it's from the minister's answer, not from your earlier question.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: She didn't give an answer. It's pretty hard to have a question from a non-answer.

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Have we all finished?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Have we all finished? I would like to remind both the Liberal benches and the Labor benches that we have crossbenchers and they are entitled to ask questions and hold the government to account. Should this behaviour continue—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Should this behaviour continue I will start giving the call to the crossbenchers.

The Hon. R.P. Wortley: You learnt that from me.

The PRESIDENT: Well, we take our wisdom from everywhere, the Hon. Mr Wortley.