Tramlines

Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (14:43): My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer inform the house whether he was briefed or whether he received any documentation about legal action over faults in the tramline extension when he was the transport minister? With the leave of the house, I will explain. When asked this question on 4 December, the Treasurer said, and I quote:

I do not recall receiving any advice…I will check my briefs and find out exactly if there are any—

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:43): I thank the member for Mitchell for his question. I know he has had a keen and ongoing interest in this issue. As the member for Mitchell just referred, he raised this matter in early December last year, just before the house rose before the end of 2014. He addressed an initial question to me, I think, and I said that I could not recall this matter. He then addressed a question to the Treasurer, who gave a similar response.

When parliament resumed earlier this year, after some correspondence or discussions between my office and the Treasurer's office, it was made clear to my office that in fact some note had been provided to the then Treasurer's office. So I came in to the parliament when I became aware of that and corrected the record.

Mr WINGARD: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary.