House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Members, Accommodation Allowances

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:29): My question is to you, sir. Can you confirm that the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure on 26 April 2018, when he was in Melbourne, certified to the parliament on the country members' allowance form that he was in Adelaide conducting parliamentary business and claimed $225?

The SPEAKER: On a point of order.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: By using the term 'when he was in Melbourne' the member, without leave, seeks to introduce alleged fact and so therefore has not constructed a question in order with standing order 97. He has been here for 21,000 years, sir.

The SPEAKER: Point of order on the point of order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Point of order, Mr Speaker: that was an impromptu speech.

The SPEAKER: Yes, as is this one.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: He was asking to establish a fact, not introducing a fact.

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner: No, he claimed that as a fact; that was a straightforward fact.

The SPEAKER: Yes, the alleged fact has been inserted. Is leave granted to insert the fact? Leave is granted. What I will do is—obviously I don't have the facts in front of me—I would ask the member for West Torrens, if he does have whatever relevant facts—

Mr Malinauskas: Why don't you go and ask Nicola or Grant Stevens what you should do?

The SPEAKER: Leader! Where was I?

Ms Bedford: Asking for the relevant facts to be presented.

The SPEAKER: Thank you, member for Florey. If you could furnish the relevant information, I will obviously take it all on notice because I don't have the relevant info in front of me. I am going to switch to one on my right; we will come back to those on my left.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Oh, it's Christmas again!

The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens, you are on two warnings and you're lucky not to be leaving for the remainder of question time today.