Gillman Land Sale

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:14): My question is in fact to the Minister for Housing and Urban Development. Now that the minister has had 24 hours to gather the detail, can he confirm the total cost to taxpayers of the failed Gillman land deal, including the state's own legal fees, legal fees paid for or covered by the state for third parties, as well as other settlement costs?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:15): I thank the leader for his question. I did undertake yesterday to follow up this advice, and I have sought some advice. What has been provided to me verbally, so I have not had this yet confirmed in writing, is that in addition to the settlement costs, which were to be paid by the state to external parties, in particular ACP and IWS, as part of the settlement deed, that total sum is $2.2 million.

Yesterday, I made reference to the fact, as the leader just referred to, that there were costs incurred internally by Renewal SA throughout these processes, principally engaging the services of crown law officers, which are billed to Renewal SA. While this figure may not be complete, the initial advice that I have received is that the sum is likely to be in the order of $1.6 million between Renewal SA and the Crown, but I have asked for a full reconciliation of costs, in particular whether there were any other further ancillary costs which may be attached to that.