House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-09-24 Daily Xml

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Work Health and Safety Audits

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:50): A supplementary. Can the minister advise the house what response he has made to these audits, that he has just confirmed he has received.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:51): I did not confirm anything. Again, he reads the question without referring to the previous answer. I did not say I had received any; I said I would get a report back to the house. I did not say I had received any at all. Steven, you cannot just read the question without paying attention to the previous answer. You cannot just read the script that someone else has put in front of you, Steven. You actually have to pay attention to the previous answer, otherwise—

Mr BELL: Point of order, Mr Speaker. The minister is referring to the Leader of the Opposition by his first name.

The SPEAKER: Yes; and I warn the Minister for Health for the second and final time. Before I call the minister, I call to order the deputy leader and the member for Mitchell. I do not think the minister is quite finished.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Again, I will get a report back. I would have thought that normally work and safety reports would go to the department, they would not go directly to me. They would be provided to the department rather than straight to my office. I think it would be quite unusual for a work and safety audit to be sent straight to the minister's office; it would normally go to the department rather than to me. However, again, I am happy to get a report back for the Leader of the Opposition.