House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-03-07 Daily Xml

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The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:44): My question is to the Minister for Education, Training and Skills. Under this government, are public schools allowed to display advertising promotions for members of parliament? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: The opposition has received complaints from members of the public concerned that Salisbury High School has a large display promoting the member for Ramsay attached to its basketball courts.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Elizabeth! Member for Hurtle Vale! Order! The minister has the call.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Kaurna, order! Member for West Torrens! The member for Badcoe is on two warnings.

The Hon. B.I. BOYER (Wright—Minister for Education, Training and Skills) (14:44): I thank the member for Morialta for the question. I will have to take the detail on notice. I am sure, amongst the many policies that the education department has—I believe it's in the hundreds, the last time I checked—there is probably something around what signage is permitted on our school sites. Knowing the member for Ramsay as well as I do, I can't imagine it would be anything other than a very genuine attempt from her to support one of her local schools. I know that she has been a very long—

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Florey!

The Hon. B.I. BOYER: —and passionate and proud supporter of Salisbury High School. But I will check what the policy is, and I am happy to come back to the member.