Aluminium Composite Cladding

Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (15:04): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. Minister, were you warned in a briefing from the MFS in March this year about the specific dangers that cladding poses in specific Adelaide buildings?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:05): I thank the member for the question and note the answers given by the Minister for Transport about this process—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call. We have had the question.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —and the way that it has been worked through. I note that the MFS have played a role in this, working with the local council and the building fire safety committees within those councils to work through phase 2. Again, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has outlined the situation with the cladding. As a result of this, the MFS have put systems in place that I am very satisfied with. Of course, there is a heightened awareness around the 28 buildings that have been outlined—

Mr ODENWALDER: Point of order: relevance. The question was whether the minister was warned in a briefing in March.

The SPEAKER: The point of order is for debate. I would ask the interjections to cease so I can hear the minister's answer. I will be listening attentively. Minister.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: As I was outlining in my answer, through the process of dealing with this situation and through the phase 2 process, which was identifying the buildings that were in need and having them categorised, the MFS have been heavily involved and they have looked at all facets of this throughout this process. Yes, there were situations where the MFS were looking at all the buildings and making assessments along with the council, and we identified that there is a heightened risk.

Ms Hildyard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell is called to order.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: As I said, I can go over the ground that the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has outlined throughout this process—

Ms Stinson: Or you could answer the question.

The SPEAKER: Member for Badcoe!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —with that identification of the heightened risk. There have been put in place through the MFS the appropriate risk responses for those buildings. It has been a process, and the MFS have worked through the process. They have identified the areas, as they have spoken with DPTI and as they have spoken with the council about issues that need to be addressed, and they have addressed them along the way. They had the appropriate procedures in place for those identified high-risk buildings.