Ministerial appointments
Mr LIMBRICK (South Eastern Metropolitan) (12:20): My question is to the minister representing the Premier. I have searched in the media, and maybe this question has already been asked before but I have not found it, and I am not sure the opposition is going to ask it, so it is probably up to me to ask it. Have there been any ministerial appointments during this term that were not reported to Parliament?
Ms SYMES (Northern Victoria—Leader of the Government, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services) (12:21): I thank Mr Limbrick for his question. I so want to answer it, but I reckon the Premier will be delighted to provide an answer to you. I will pass that on to him, and I am pretty confident that you know what the answer is too. I am sure he will confirm that the answer is no.
Mr LIMBRICK (South Eastern Metropolitan) (12:21): I thank the Attorney for doing that. My supplementary question is: at what point did the Premier become aware that the previous Prime Minister was doing this?
The PRESIDENT: I am not happy with the supplementary, Mr Limbrick. I will give you a chance to reword it, or I will rule it out.
Mr LIMBRICK: Thank you, President. Can I get some clarification on why that is ruled out?
The PRESIDENT: It is not within the Premier’s responsibilities, so I ask you to rephrase it.
Mr LIMBRICK: Okay. I will try rewording the question. At what point did the Premier in his role as a member of national cabinet become aware?
Ms SYMES (Northern Victoria—Leader of the Government, Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services) (12:22): Thank you, Mr Limbrick. I am sure in the Premier’s answer he will be happy to canvass a lot of these issues, and if you see him around I am sure he would be happy to chat to you about it as well.