Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Parliamentary Procedure Parliamentary Procedure Standing Orders Suspension Standing Orders Suspension The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Mr President, I move: The suspension of so much of standing orders that prevent the honourable member on his feet from asking his question and the honourable minister from answering it. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: He's got half the question out— Members interjecting: The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: The time's up. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Only a minister apparently. The Hon. R.I. Lucas Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. Lucas: I think he still thinks he's a minister. The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Well, ministers are not attending to their duties, clearly. Someone's got to do it. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Can we just stop the conversation? Can I ask, Treasurer, that you allow the Hon. Mr Ngo some time to finish his question. The Hon. R.I. Lucas Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. Lucas: Can I ask that you rule him out of order, firstly? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: You can ask, but the moment has passed. The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:20): Given that the honourable member doesn't realise he is no longer a minister, I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as to allow the Hon. Mr Ngo to ask his question, with a brief explanation, and sufficient time for whomsoever it is directed to give a brief answer. Motion carried.