Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Disability Services Disability Services The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council Disability Services The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:40): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Human Services regarding screening. Leave granted. The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: Yesterday, the minister again failed to answer a simple and direct question about when she knew that dozens of unscreened integrity care workers had applied for clearances. My questions to the minister are: when did the minister know, and is the minister refusing to answer because she or her office are under investigation? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Minister for Human Services. There was a fair bit of opinion in that question, the Hon. Ms Bourke. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:41): The response to the last part of the question is no. I have been at pains to repeat that, while these matters are under a police investigation, a quality and safeguarding investigation, it probably bears reminding the Labor Party and the South Australian public that the intention is to work out whether the organisation is appropriate to be registered, whether there are criminal matters. It is inappropriate for me to be providing replies to those sort of details in the public domain, and I would respectfully ask that the Labor Party cease this line of questioning if they have any respect for the process— The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: It's a question about your knowledge, your factual knowledge as minister. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —and if they have any genuine desire for justice to be brought— The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: You're just fudging it. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —in the case of the— The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: You're just fudging it, you're making this up as you go along. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —abhorrent death of Ann Marie Smith. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: There is no requirement, it's about what you knew, and when. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hunter, please let the minister finish answering the question and not badger her so that— The Hon. I.K. Hunter Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Sir, she is refusing to answer a simple question. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It is not a discussion, the Hon. Mr Hunter. I cannot hear the answer. Minister, please finish your answer. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: If the Labor Party has any respect for the memory of Ann Marie Smith, and for the police investigation that is being undertaken, for the investigation into the provider— The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —they would cease and desist from this line of questioning.