Riverbank Precinct

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): Supplementary: could the minister, having indicated the government's desire to progress this project, advise the parliament, at this meeting with Walker Corporation on 26 November 2013, did the company ask the government to remove Renewal SA as the government's negotiator for the Riverbank Precinct and substitute the chief executive of DPTI?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:28): I am not sure that anyone can glean that from the contents of the report—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The minister does not need the assistance of the Minister for Education; she is called to order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. I think the criticism of the Auditor-General's Report, amongst others, was that early in the conduct of the discussions between government and Walker, and in particular regarding the conduct of that particular meeting, was that there were insufficient records that were able to be made available to the Auditor-General about that particular meeting. I think that is the basis for the criticism. To then try to draw the inference or the imputation that the deputy leader seeks to, I think is a bridge too far.