Royal Adelaide Hospital Site Redevelopment

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:50): Supplementary: at any time did C&G take their original offer off the table?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:50): I am going to be careful answering this question because I am not sure whether there is any magic in the terms 'original offer' and 'off the table'. I am not quite sure what that means. But, can I go back—

Mr Marshall: You don't know what 'take it off the table' means?

Mr Gardner: Seriously?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I know what I think it means.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned and the member for Morialta is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The leader—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Davenport I warn.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: What I am trying to say to the leader is that I know what I would mean if I was using those terms; I am not quite sure I know what the leader means. So I will answer it in a way that makes no possibility for misunderstanding. There was a proposal from the proponents which formed the basis for a decision by government that we should negotiate further with them in good faith, potentially getting to the point where there would be an agreement. As it turned out, by the time that process had finished the proposition that was originally advanced by the proponents was not what was being offered.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta I warn, and the leader I warn for the second and the last time. The member for Newland.