Daw Park Site

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): Further supplementary, sir: can the minister advise the house which veterans were consulted and, indeed, whether or not those veterans, and the public, have actually seen the expressions of interest which have been submitted?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:30): Well, of course they haven't seen the expressions of interest that have been—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: We're going through a process at the moment, an evaluation. There's a panel who are evaluating various proposals that are put in it, but we are not in a position—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Obviously, the veterans and the community have been involved as we went through—

Mr Gardner: Another broken promise.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: —the EOI process, and as we said what the requirements were as part of the EOI, but, of course, there's not an opportunity. I don't know of any other example where tenders to government have been put up for general public consultation.

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: It's just unbelievable the Leader of the Opposition would think that that met any probity requirement.

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Perhaps the Hon. Rob Lucas, who is the one member on the other side who's ever served in government, might take him through what happens as part of a tender process.

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta has interjected repeatedly and will now leave for the next half hour under the sessional order.

The honourable member for Morialta having withdrawn from the chamber: