Question Time

Riverbank Precinct

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Deputy Premier. After becoming the Minister for Housing and Urban Development following the 2014 election, did the Deputy Premier seek the advice of an independent QC about the development of the Riverbank Precinct?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:12): I thank the leader for his question. It is made clear throughout the report which was tabled in parliament from the Auditor-General about the Festival Plaza project that throughout the course of the project there was a significant amount of advice and analysis which was provided to government to enable it to make decisions at various points along the path. In fact, I think it is even spelt out to this level of granularity: a lot of that information was provided so that cabinet could make a decision at various different junctures. Of course, in that context, it would be inappropriate to comment about the specific nature of that advice.