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

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:33): Supplementary to the minister: if the minister is correct in saying that there had been an independent review of this matter, why was Professor David David not spoken to as part of this review?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:33): I'm not sure why—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! The minister will be heard in silence. The clock is ticking.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: I'm not sure why the poor old shadow minister for health thinks that he can take it upon himself to assume who Dr David David may or may not have spoken to.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: It is absolutely nothing to—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: It would not surprise this house or the public to find out that Dr David David may not have spoken to the poor old shadow minister for health, but that does not mean that he has not spoken with the Premier, it does not mean that he has not spoken with the health minister and it does not mean that his view, which would be very highly regarded by all of us, has not been considered—

Mr Mullighan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee will not interject.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: —with regard to this independent review. Dr David David has had every opportunity to contribute to the review, and for the opposition—

Mr Picton interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Kaurna is warned.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: —to pretend that they know who he speaks with and who he doesn't speak with is preposterous.