Assistant Minister to the Premier

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:39): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Assistant Minister to the Premier.

Leave granted.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: The assistant minister advised this chamber on 4 September that:

I was allocated an office on 27 August, so since then I have set up my email address…

And that you had also been allocated a ministerial adviser who was contactable. You later, when answering a question, stated:

I had been allocated an email address; however, they have not given me a phone. Since then, I have applied or let my office know there is no phone sitting on my desk…

When the department of Multicultural Affairs was contacted today by my office, we were advised that the department did not have a ministerial email for the Hon. Jing Lee, only a parliamentary email address. My questions are: do you now have a phone and, if so, what is the number? What is your—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: Does the honourable government think it's funny to want to know an office phone number?

The PRESIDENT: Don't include commentary on the government members. Get the question out.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: What is your email address that you conduct your portfolio responsibilities from, and is the department aware of this address? What are the office contact details of your adviser? Are you using your parliamentary office outside of the parliamentary sittings for the purpose of conducting your portfolio responsibilities? Are you still using your parliamentary email to conduct your portfolio business?

The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:41): Thank you to the honourable member for his many questions. Yes, I do now have a ministerial email address, and I would encourage the honourable member to send me a quick email now so that I can respond to him immediately. The email address is jing.lee@sa.gov.au. If you would like to call my office, my number is 8237 9408. If you wish to contact my ministerial adviser, that email is haley.welch@sa.gov.au.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley, a supplementary.