House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-06-17 Daily Xml

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Country Fire Service

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (15:01): We certainly do, sir. My question is again to the Minister for Emergency Services. Did the minister issue a ministerial directive to the SAFECOM board to investigate the provision of additional equipment to Mount Barker CFS and will he table that ministerial directive?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:02): I thank the honourable member for his question. I think he's asked me this question before in a slightly different way, and the answer is no different, though.

Dr McFetridge interjecting:

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Well, the answer is no different. The answer is no I did not give a direction. Certainly, the minutes of the board, which are public documents, I understand, indicate that I did raise it at a board meeting. I raised it, and that's what the meetings show, and there was a discussion at board level after I left the meeting at which the board made a decision about what they would do. End of story. They're in the minutes.

Dr McFETRIDGE: Supplementary, Mr Speaker?

The SPEAKER: I should say in response to an earlier question, the Minister for Defence Industries shouldn't refer to a minister by his surname; he should be referred to by his portfolio. The member for Florey.