Land Services SA

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:48): Can the Treasurer provide the house with any information regarding how he plans to control any increases in fees charged by the new private provider?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:48): Former treasurer Lucas developed something called Treasury indexation adjustments, I think is the terminology. It is the way we index fees and charges every year. The way we have indexed the fees and charges at the Lands Titles Office over the last 15 years will remain in place, and the consortium, having bought them, have accepted that that will be the indexation rate. The government retains control of that. We will be setting the same fees and charges we have always set every year with this annual indexation.