Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Planning. Other than the Renewal SA board, did any other state government agency or officer advise the government against entering into a deal with ACP without going to public tender?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations) (14:45): I am not sure if the first part of the question is a fair and accurate representation of what happened. Although I wasn't minister at the time, my recollection of the matter is that, ultimately, there was a recommendation from Renewal to the effect that the government did enter into that agreement, as I recall. So, I am not quite sure what the first part of the question was.

As to the second part of the question, I am not aware of any other agency having offered any particular advice about that matter. In context, I would be puzzled as to what agency, quite frankly, would have been in a position to have offered any other advice because the matter was a matter which was in the hands of Renewal. I would assume they were the only agency that was dealing with the matter.