Member for Frome, Government Agreement

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (16:23): Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Before we go to the supplementary, owing to the sledging of the Premier as he rose to give that answer, I call to order the members for Mount Gambier; Mitchell; MacKillop; Finniss, who is warned for the first time; and Heysen, who is merely called to order. Leader.

Mr MARSHALL: Thank you; my supplementary is to the Premier. Can the Premier outline to the house whether anything in the commitment made to the member for Frome, which is subject to this commercial-in-confidence arrangement, commits this state to a greater liability than has already been disclosed publicly?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (16:24): As I have said earlier, the negotiations with Nyrstar are at an advanced stage. Indeed, just last week, I met with Nyrstar executives in London to take a further step in those negotiations. I hope to be in a position within the coming weeks to be able to report publicly and, indeed, to this house the successful conclusion of those negotiations, and I am more than happy to answer all of your questions at that time. I don't want to offer any further information in the public sphere which may have an adverse bearing on our ability to reach that final agreement.