House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-12-02 Daily Xml

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BRIBERY INVESTIGATION

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:13): Mr Speaker, I have a supplementary question. If this matter was raised as a result of an anomaly that was detected, as the minister just indicated, why were three separate investigations undertaken and reported on in three separate Auditor-General's reports on the operation of TRUMPS before this alleged anomaly was detected?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy) (15:13): Once again, the member does not go so far as to mislead this place, but she has certainly been misleading in the public forum. These have nothing to do with the matters reported in the Auditor-General's Report. Let me give you my unequivocal statement. The advice that I have been given clearly and unequivocally is that these have nothing to do with those historic matters referred to in the Auditor-General's Report. It cannot be clearer than that. If the member wants to persist in making things up, like the Leader of the Opposition does, I cannot help her.

Mrs REDMOND: Sir, the Minister for Transport just accused me of making things up, and I take offence at the statement.

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Transport.

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Sorry, sir. I think when you tell people that they make trams at Islington—and they have not made a tram in South Australia for 52 years—you are making things up.

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Hammond.