House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-12-02 Daily Xml

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Counterterrorism

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:48): My question is to the Minister for Police. Have the media been offered access to government-led training exercises to further improve cooperation in the event of future terrorism incidents, as recommended by the review?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:48): I will need to get that advice for the member, and—

Mr Knoll interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Schubert is warned.

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: What I can say to the house is that our police are part of the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee and they cooperate with both other states and—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: —also with New Zealand. The other thing we need to remember is that, in terms of South Australia, the terrorism risk here is different to that in New South Wales and Victoria.

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Well, no—

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is warned.

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Well, it is sad that actually the member for Bragg does not understand what 'alert' means. She has no idea what that means, because clearly the commissioner has, on the radio a number of times, explained what that means.

The SPEAKER: The minister will not respond to interjections and the deputy leader will not make them.

The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Mr Speaker, I will seek that information for the member.