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The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (16:02): Supplementary: did the minister give direction to her administration staff that referrals of correspondence to her office was not within her ministerial responsibilities?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (16:02): I appreciate that the Leader of the Opposition in this place has never been in government and has never been a minister. She obviously doesn't understand the relationship between the administrative functions within a minister's office and the minister. Is she seriously suggesting that I would be spending my days standing over the admin staff to see what they are doing with their file movements?

It is a ridiculous suggestion, and if she wants a simple answer, the answer is of course not. Of course I don't give directions to admin staff—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: —about file movements.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: What I would suggest—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: It is quite remarkable that the Leader of the Opposition in this place imagines that a minister spends their days standing over their admin staff in their ministerial office, who are employees of the department.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Of course I gave no such direction. Administrative staff report to their office manager.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

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