SARDI Fish Deaths

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:32): Supplementary: can the minister outline whether it is possible for cabinet to release cabinet-in-confidence documents should they so choose?

The PRESIDENT: We did talk about cabinet-in-confidence documents so I will allow the supplementary.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! You can answer it how you see fit and then we are moving on to the Hon. Mr Wortley.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:33): My understanding is there are extremely rare circumstances where someone such as, I think, the Auditor-General can request this. But my question is: are those opposite suggesting that all cabinet-in-confidence documents should cease to be so and, if not, why not? They could ask, 'What have they got to hide?'