House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-11-28 Daily Xml

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Government Members, Crossing the Floor

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:29): My question is to the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: You've been busy.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: When did the minister first learn that four of his colleagues would cross the floor and vote with the opposition to adjourn the debate on his mining bill?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order: that reflects on a vote.

The SPEAKER: That does reflect on a vote of the house.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Industry is warned. I will swing back to the member for West Torrens.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I made no comment on the vote, sir; I simply asked when he was first informed.

The SPEAKER: Yes, but I have taken that to be within the remit of reflecting on a vote of the house. I ask the member for West Torrens to move on to another question, please.