Legislative Council: Wednesday, November 01, 2023

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Primary Industries and Regions Department

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): Supplementary: has the minister considered moving the department out into the regions?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Minister, I want you to ignore your whip and I want the honourable Leader of the Opposition to remain silent.

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: It cost the government more money, it cost the taxpayers more money.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, enough!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:27): PIRSA has a number of offices already in the regions.