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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Member for Waite

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (14:54): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Leader of the Government regarding misconduct.

Leave granted.

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS: In debating a motion yesterday, the Leader of the Government detailed what can cause a member to lose their seat in parliament. Based on the offences for which he has been reported to police, the leader stressed that a conviction would not cause the member for Waite to lose his seat. Last week, the Premier stated publicly that he had been provided with new allegations about the member for Waite beyond basic assault that caused him to dramatically escalate his response. My questions to the Leader of the Government are as follows:

1. Will the Leader of the Government fully cooperate with the South Australian police investigation into the member for Waite?

2. Has the Leader of the Government contacted SAPOL to let them know that he has information that is pertinent to the criminal investigation of the member for Waite?

3. What obligations does a minister of the Crown have to disclose information to police about a criminal investigation?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:55): The honourable member has made a series of assumptions and assertions in her question which are factually wrong, and she would do well to check her facts. Consistent with what the Premier has said, and indeed anybody else who has been asked, if asked to assist the police in their inquiries, of course I would do so.

I have already been asked the question, I think, in this chamber by a colleague of the member's as to whether I had been requested by the police to assist in the inquiry, whether I had been interviewed or some such question, and my answer was no.

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