Answers to Questions

BUSINESS AND PARLIAMENT TRUST

25 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (7 June 2007).

With respect to the Business and Parliament Trust:

(a) how much funding has been allocated to establish and operate the Trust;

(b) who is appointed to the Trust and what are their roles; and

(c) what programs are operated by the Trust?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change): The Department of Trade and Economic Development has advised the following:

(a) No funding was allocated to the Business and Parliamentary Trust in 2005-06. $25,000 was allocated to the Business and Parliamentary Trust in 2006-07.

(b) A board of management has been established to govern the Trust. This is chaired by two co-chairs: one representing the business community and the other the parliamentary community.

Mr Mike Terlet, AO is co-chair along with the Speaker of the House, Mr Jack Snelling. Dr Bob Such was initially appointed as a co-chair. He retired from this position on the Board when he was replaced as the Speaker by Mr Jack Snelling.

The following people are appointed to the Trust as board members:

Mr Peter Vaughan, CEO Business SA

Ms Cheryl Bart, Economic Development Board Member

Ms Christine Locher, Managing Director, Locher

Ms Melissa Cadzow, Managing Director, CadzowTech

Mr Tony Mitchell, CFO, Gro Pep

The Hon Michelle Lensink, MLC

The Hon Vickie Chapman MP

The Hon Carmel Zollo MLC

(c) The Business and Parliament Trust runs two programs:

1. a program for business leaders to attend parliament house for a day to meet with politicians from both sides of politics.

2. a program whereby parliamentarians spend a day in a business learning about the drivers for business.

The program for parliamentarians to spend a day in a business has not yet taken place but is scheduled to occur later this year.