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Matter of Privilege

Matter of Privilege

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (11:00): Mr Speaker, I raise a matter of privilege. Yesterday in question time the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport stated, in answer to a question from me regarding the Ombudsman's report tabled on Tuesday as to whether he would withdraw his allegation of corruption, that:

I don't think I ever made an accusation of corruption. I might have asked the question, but I don't think I ever said the member was corrupt. I would not do that, even with privilege.

This is in contrast to Hansard on 25 August 2021, when the member for West Torrens raised, himself, a matter of privilege in which he alleged corruption against the Deputy Premier. Again, I quote:

Sir, I ask you to examine the questions and the explanations inserted into Hansard by the member for Enfield and the answers given to questions by the Deputy Premier to the estimates committee to determine whether a prima facie case exists to establish a privileges committee to investigate whether the Attorney-General deliberately and intentionally misled the Parliament of South Australia to cover up her corruption.

The then Deputy Premier asked the Deputy Speaker—I was absent: I had had a mishap a couple of days prior—to ask the member for West Torrens to withdraw and apologise. The member for West Torrens interjected, saying:

You've been caught out red-handed.

He did not withdraw and apologise.

It is clear, in my submission, that the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has misled the house by denying he ever alleged that the former Deputy Premier was guilty of corruption. I now ask that you examine the Hansard to determine whether a prima facie case exists to establish a privileges committee to investigate whether the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport deliberately and intentionally misled the Parliament of South Australia.

The SPEAKER: The member for Heysen has raised a matter of privilege. If the member for Heysen wishes to furnish me with materials, I will consider those, and also other members may wish to furnish me with materials. I will consider the matters raised and return to the house.

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