Riverbank Precinct

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:18): My question is now to the Premier. Following the government's decision to deny the Auditor-General access to advice provided to cabinet in his investigation of the Riverbank development, was the Auditor-General refused access to any legal advice sought by the government?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:19): Perhaps the best person to answer in this instance is the Auditor-General, but it is my understanding that he was provided with very substantial documentation to enable him to undertake his review. As I have said in my previous answers, as far as I'm aware, and obviously I was not a direct party in the collation or transmittal of information to the Auditor-General (that's done between the management of agencies and the Auditor-General himself), but I have certainly been given the impression that some of the advice and analysis which was provided to government for its consideration and decision-making on these issues was provided to the Auditor-General.