House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-05-03 Daily Xml

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MINISTERIAL CODE OF CONDUCT

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:45): My question is to the Premier. As the Premier will not sack minister Hill and the minister will not resign, does this mean that at the next election any minister can do what minister Hill did at the last election?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development) (14:45): All ministers are bound by the code of practice and the Ministerial Code of Conduct, so if—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: If, in the given facts they fit within the code of conduct and the convention, they will be protected by those two provisions. It is self-evident.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!