Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Homelessness Homelessness The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Homelessness The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): Did your chief executive comply with all requirements of the Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act, minister? The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Minister for Human Services Homelessness The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:32): Mr President— The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: If you're not saying yes, this is telling. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Mr President— The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: You can say yes or no. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! And the leader might like to listen. The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: If you don't say yes— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Leader! The leader is out of order! The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: You can say yes— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Leader! The Leader of the Opposition! The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition has asked a question. Give the minister the courtesy of allowing her to answer it. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I might point out that the Leader of the Opposition, in his out-of-order interjections, does cast some slurs which I think he ought to apologise for, but that is— The Hon. R.P. Wortley Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. Wortley: Just say yes or no. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Not to me, but to— The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: You can just say yes or no. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: You can simply say, 'No, there were no breaches of the act.’ The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: If you can't say that— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order, leader! The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: —it's suggesting there might have been. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Leader! The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: It's up to you. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Leader! I will suggest to you that you put your mask back on. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Mr President, I have full confidence in the Chief Executive of the Department of Human Services. The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The honourable Government Whip has the call. The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD Legislative Council The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD: Thank you, Mr President. The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hood will resume his seat. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! I will remind members that conversations across the chamber are particularly unhelpful.