House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Youth Justice System

Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (14:42): My supplementary is to the Minister for Youth. How many adults serving in our juvenile justice facilities at the moment have had breaches of discipline for violent attacks against staff or other inmates brought against them?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:42): Mr Speaker, since I—

Mr Gardner: How is this your portfolio?

Mr Marshall: How can you possibly answer this question?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: I can't. I'm about to say that. Given—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: But the question was put to me.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The minister will be seated. It's a convention of parliamentary question time that any minister can answer on behalf of the government. I won't put up with this braying by the leader about which minister is going to answer questions. If I have one more interjection on that basis someone will be tossed.

Mr GARDNER: Point of order, sir. If 'bleating' is unparliamentary, is not 'braying' also unparliamentary?

The SPEAKER: Yes, you're right. I warn myself. Minister.

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (14:43): The number of people aged 18 years or older in the youth training centre as at 28 April are four people.