Public Transport Privatisation

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:32): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Will the government provide a copy of the findings of the BDO investigation into the probity of the privatisation of Adelaide's trains to all those involved in the procurement process?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:32): Again, to outline what the member for West Torrens has claimed in his email—and I know he is going to table that and he's got all these secret emails, so I encourage him to bring them forward.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: I will.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: Thank you. And I encourage the member for West Torrens to do that.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: In future, I encourage him not to wait two weeks, not to wait three weeks. If he's got such important—

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, leader!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —information—

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The leader is warned.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: Old Privatisation Pete is not happy.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: Again, I ask the member for West Torrens to bring that information forward. What he is talking about is an investigation into a media allegation, and that is a point that I note at the start of this letter. A media allegation: again, where is the evidence? Someone has claimed—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: It was handed to you.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —that there is a media allegation. Unfortunately, I have worked in the media. I know how this works far better than you, my friend, far better than you. With this allegation, let's see some substance to the allegation and let's see what plays out in that space. Very clearly, this claim that someone that missed out on a contract has said, 'I've read in the media, I've heard in the media that something happened,' really needs to be played out further.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: But BDO are saying that.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: The Auditor-General has a process that happens with procurement, following the procurement act—I can't be any clearer than that—and that process will play out.