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Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): Further supplementary to the Treasurer: given the minister's answer in response to the question as to the action of the chief executive then meeting with Mr Walker, did the chief executive make the decision to change from Renewal SA to DPTI's management of this project, or was it the government?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:26): It also goes on in the report to outline that—I believe it was on 7 January or in early January immediately following that November, in the beginning of 2014—the then chief executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet corresponded with the chief executive of the infrastructure agency to get an understanding of where negotiations were up to. It makes it clear in the report the response from the chief executive of the infrastructure agency and his reading of that. Beyond that recollection from the former chief executive—of the infrastructure agency that is—I am not quite sure what else can be added. The inference, I think, that the deputy leader is trying to give the chamber is that there was something—

Ms Redmond: No, it's an implication from her; it will be an inference on your part.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: The member for Heysen says 'an implication'; some might call it an imputation—neither of which, in any event, would be relevant.