Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-09-16 Daily Xml

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OFFICE OF THE LIQUOR AND GAMBLING COMMISSIONER

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (14:36): I have a supplementary question arising from the answer. Will the minister acknowledge that the number of office staff of the Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner has been decimated with people leaving, and that the services have dropped to near nil?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:37): That is an absolute nonsense. It is absolute nonsense and it is totally misleading. Where are the facts? He uses these general terms. There is no substance at all behind his questions. As I said, he is misinformed and he is misleading the chamber. Staff come and go all the time. They do so right throughout all of our Public Service. That is absolute nonsense, and I challenge the member to substantiate the allegations with facts.