House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-10-23 Daily Xml

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Minister for Health

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:49): My question again is to the Acting Premier. Has minister Wade's conduct breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct? With your leave and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PICTON: On 5 June and 3 July, minister Wade misled the parliament as to when he was informed about the installation of anti-media screens at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. A report in The Advertiser and the Sunday Mail has now revealed he received an earlier briefing on the screens, which he signed off on on 29 May. The Ministerial Code of Conduct states:

Ministers must ensure they do not deliberately mislead the public or the Parliament on any matter of significance arising from their functions.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (14:50): I'm happy to answer that question. I think the member has actually answered his own question in reading out the explanation, but the answer is no.