House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Coober Pedy District Council COOBER PEDY DISTRICT COUNCIL Mr WILLIAMS House of Assembly MacKillop Deputy Leader of the Opposition COOBER PEDY DISTRICT COUNCIL Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:08): Is the payment of the $2 million dependent on the council signing the agreement? The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN House of Assembly Napier Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Energy Minister for the Northern Suburbs COOBER PEDY DISTRICT COUNCIL The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Northern Suburbs) (15:08): My understanding is that the two are intertwined, and— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN House of Assembly The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN: —without the signing of the agreement, council will not get the certainty that it requires, and— Members interjecting: The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN House of Assembly The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN: —no— Mrs Redmond interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN House of Assembly The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN: —member for MacKillop, it may find itself in a similar situation several years out. It wants the certainty of the agreement. It is very much interlocked, and I believe that the agreement will be signed and the moneys will be paid across.