MARY MACKILLOP RAIL BRIDGE

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:34): Supplementary, Madam Speaker: can the minister assure the house that his department had advised this corporation that an application had been lodged some weeks ago for the passage of the Endeavour through the bridge today, and, indeed, for it to leave in about a week's time? Had notification of that gone from your department to the relevant authority?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (15:35): It is a nice try, but I am advised that the issue is not that at all. The issue was that the transfer was not made as it should have been from Mile End to our department. Now, as I have told you, our chief executive has already spoken to their chief executive to find out why that did not occur. One of the disadvantages on this side is that you actually have to deal with the facts, whereas the opposition can simply go out and make up a story. Now, what I am going to do—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: As soon as we can ascertain why that capacity was not transferred as it should have been and always has been in the past, we will advise you; we will give you the facts and not postulations.