ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

111 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (17 July 2012). With respect to 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, vol. 3, p. 38—

1. What will be the total cost of demolition and remediation of the current Royal Adelaide Hospital site?

2. How will the government dispose of the site, and if by sale, what is its value?

3. Which buildings will need to be preserved for heritage or other reasons?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I am advised:

1. The cost of demolition and remediation of the current Royal Adelaide Hospital site is not yet known. In 2012-13, SA Health is commencing the planning of the de-commissioning of the current Royal Adelaide Hospital and identifying any related issues on adjacent buildings serviced by the engineering plant of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. That process will determine the costs and program for the work that will be required to de-commission the site and further work will in future be required to determine demolition and remediation costs once the future of buildings is determined.

2. The site is yet to be declared surplus to Government requirements and therefore no sale process has been determined or market values obtained. The site's value will be determined by decisions on the future use of the site. These decisions will be informed by the development of a precinct plan for the Riverbank by the Urban Renewal Authority.

3. There are two Heritage listed buildings on the site:

(a) The Margaret Graham Building is a State Heritage listed building.

(b) The Women's Health Centre building is listed as a Local Heritage Place (City significance) in the Development Plan—Adelaide (City)—consolidated 5 July 2012.

Other buildings on the site may be retained for aesthetic or utility purposes.