NATION BUILDING 2 PROGRAM

In reply to Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (27 June 2013).

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I refer you to page 57 of Hansard on 26 June 2013, where the Treasurer commented in the DTF estimates committee hearing on this matter as follows:

The way a budget works is that parliament provides appropriation for the next financial year and each budget is dealt with on a year by year basis. These are budget papers that provide an extraordinary level of detail over the forward estimates, but what is not published are contingencies, as a matter of practice. It has never been done before in this state and it won't be done now.