House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Project EnergyConnect Project EnergyConnect Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Project EnergyConnect Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Minister for Energy. Will the minister rule out underwriting TransGrid's portion of the EnergyConnect project in New South Wales? The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Minister for Energy and Mining Project EnergyConnect The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:12): Just to be sure I have got this: would I rule out underwriting TransGrid's portion of the cost in New South Wales? We are already clearly on the record, and I said it a few minutes ago: we are already underwriting work on both sides of the border to keep this— Members interjecting: The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: As I said five minutes ago— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The minister will not respond to interjections. The minister has the call. The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: As I said five minutes ago and I say again: it is a matter of public record. We are underwriting work on both sides of the border, with ElectraNet in South Australia and with TransGrid in New South Wales, to keep the project moving, to keep it on the time line, because we are determined that South Australians get the benefits of this project as quickly as possible. To ask: would we do any underwriting on the other side of the border, only demonstrates a misunderstanding or a very poor lack of homework.