House of Assembly: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Brompton Gasworks Development

Mr TELFER (Flinders) (14:49): My question is to the minister for Housing and Urban Development, seeing you brought up the subject. Who will undertake the review of the Brompton Gasworks development? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr TELFER: In a media release on 4 May, the minister said an independent firm would be appointed to undertake the review but in this house, the following day, he said the review would be undertaken by an independent advisory body. We need some clarification; do you know?

The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:49): The government is currently in the process of selecting an independent business advisory firm to undertake a review. Just to be clear about this, the government announced this in the run-up to the last state election, a huge announcement. How much consultation with the opposition? A huge agreement announced or a huge announcement was made in the run-up to the state election—

Mrs Hurn interjecting:

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

The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: —so what we are going to do, we undertook to have a review before the election, we are currently in the process of—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Morialta!

The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: —selecting an appropriate firm, and that will be it.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!