Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-09-11 Daily Xml

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Minister for Human Services, Shares

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:27): Supplementary, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: One further supplementary.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Will the minister please answer when she disposed of the shares in Healthscope and IRESS? If she will not, why won't she be transparent about a possible conflict of interest?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:27): These issues have been extensively canvassed through estimates. I have complied. I am—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I have complied with the requirements of disclosure.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Point of order, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: Point of order, the Hon. Ms Franks.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Franks, just sit down for a moment. Let's let them get it out of their system.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, there is a point of order.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Is it parliamentary in this debate to interject accusations that something should be referred to ICAC? Is that parliamentary?

The PRESIDENT: I didn't hear it, but if it was—

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I did, and I am sure I wasn't alone.

The PRESIDENT: —it was inappropriate and the member should withdraw it.

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: I didn't say—it's in Hansard. I did not say that it would be referred to ICAC, I said that it could be an issue for ICAC. That's totally different. That is totally different.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I accept the explanation, the Hon. Mr Wortley. The Hon. Ms Bourke.