Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:45): A supplementary: is there any date in the deal, in the agreement, in the option deed, which says that if ACP do not do certain things within a time frame that the deal will lapse?

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, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (14:45): That is not the way the document is put together. It is my expectation that ACP, acting in good faith and with all reasonable speed, will be in a position to settle in the not too distant future. However, I am not in a position to give you a particular day.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: These things take some time. What I am trying to explain is—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Unbelievable? Well, there you go. As I have been trying to explain to members, our expectation is that they are going to get on with these steps, complete the steps and settle. My expectation is that that will be in the not too distant future, but I am not going to mislead the house by saying that it will be definitely on a particular day when I cannot say that it will be.