Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:27): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier or any of his cabinet ministers participated in any capital-raising presentations regarding the ACP Gillman development? In asking this question I am not asking him to identify with whom he may have made those presentations, if there were any.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (15:27): I am not going into detail about the—

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: I am going to answer the question in the way I choose. I am not going to go into any detail about steps I take on behalf of companies, either in the broad or the specific, about advancing their interests. It is the routine business of economic ministers in this government to make presentations about the general economic circumstances that exist in South Australia for the benefit of companies. If we are invited to make presentations about our regulatory regime, our excellent assets or government policy, we are available to do that whenever and wherever we possibly can. We do it overseas, we do it to people who visit here. This is the routine business of the Premier and economic ministers. We will continue to do that on behalf of specific companies on request or generally, where there is no specific opportunity that exists.