APY Lands

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): A final supplementary from me. Can I just ask—

The SPEAKER: In fact this is seven supplementaries on the trot so we will just call it a question.

Mr MARSHALL: The question I would ask the Premier is whether he could clarify the government's position regarding the income management recommendations contained with the Forrest report.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:28): My position in relation to that is that it is a commonwealth matter. It doesn't really require the state government to do anything. The commonwealth is—

Mr Marshall: Do you support it?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: I support the broad thrust of the Forrest review and in particular the ones that are relevant to the South Australian government.

Mr Marshall: The income management?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, in relation to the APY lands we already have income management, which was introduced—

Mr Marshall: Compulsory income management?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Yes, which was introduced by the previous Labor government and is something which is already in place, and there was a report recently—

Mr Marshall: Not for all people on the APY lands?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Yes.

Mr Marshall: I'm sorry—

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, I'm sorry. There is a review that has been put in place in relation to income management in relation to people on the APY lands, and it received a favourable review, and in relation to the Forrest reforms, I would support their broad thrust.