House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-02-18 Daily Xml

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Member for Waite, Speaker's Statement

The SPEAKER (11:01): Honourable members, before I call Mr Clerk, I wish to make a statement regarding the investigation into the alleged conduct of the member for Waite. I wish to provide the house with an update concerning the independent investigation into the alleged behaviour of the member for Waite on 13 December 2019.

I have been informed that South Australia Police have reported the member for Waite for basic assault. I have therefore suspended the independent investigation and directed the investigator to halt the process of undertaking any further interviews or sending any witness copies of their statements. I have suspended the independent investigation to avoid any potential interference with the police investigation.