House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Australian Craniofacial Unit

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:15): My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health. When did the Minister for Health or his staff inform the Minister for Energy that the information he provided to the house yesterday regarding the Australian Craniofacial Unit was wrong?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Order, members on my right and left!

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:16): Everything I said in question time yesterday I said because I believed it to be true. I answered the questions directly, openly and to the very best of my ability. When—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! Members on my left will not interject. The minister has the call.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: When it was suggested that I may have made a mistake, I sought further information and, as soon as I received it, I sought an opportunity to come into the house, or shortly before Hansard says I came into the house, and make a personal explanation.