House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Bills South Australian Motor Sport (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill South Australian Motor Sport (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill South Australian Motor Sport (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill Final Stages Final Stages The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly. No. 1. Clause 6, page 4, line 4 [heading to clause 6]—Delete ‘Insertion of sections 4 to 9B’ and substitute: Substitution of section 10 No. 2. Clause 6, page 4, line 5—Delete ‘Before section 10 insert:’ and substitute: Section 10—delete section 10 and substitute: No. 3. New clause, page 13, after line 2—Insert: 19A—Insertion of Part 3B After section 27C insert: Part 3B—Reporting 27D—Board to report on ticket sales etc for motor sport events (1)	The Board must, in relation to each motor sport event promoted by the Board, or in relation to which the Board performs functions under this Act, prepare and provide to the Minister a report setting out— (a)	the total attendance at the motor sport event; and (b)	any other information required by the regulations. (2)	The report must be completed and provided to the Minister within 3 months after the completion of the motor sport event. (3)	The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days after receiving the report. Consideration in committee. The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: I move: That the Legislative Council's amendments be agreed to. I would like to speak in favour of this because this is an event that has been longed for by many people in South Australia. I am not a motorsport enthusiast, and it will probably surprise no-one that I have revealed myself that way. However, I did a lot of doorknocking in the marginal seats in the north-east in particular, and I was interested to find how many people really have a fondness for the Adelaide 500 and are very keen to see it back. In some ways, that might be unsurprising to people. When I was surprised was in the Coorong and Lower Lakes area, meeting with people who are deeply concerned about the state of the River Murray and talking about the Murray-Darling Basin Action Plan and what we can be doing, the basin authority and what needed to be done to also help the Coorong, particularly the southern lagoon and the works the department was contemplating doing. One gentleman came up to me at the very small public meeting we held and said that he was something like a fourth generation member of the Liberal Party, that we was an agriculturalist and regarded himself as a blue blood. However, he said that there was one thing that was going to change his vote to Labor—and I naturally assumed it was something to do with the 450 gigalitres we had been trying to get down the river—and he startled me by saying, 'No, it's the Adelaide 500.' This was an issue that I think the previous government simply miscalculated. They did not appreciate the feeling that so many people in South Australia have towards a race event that gave an occasion on which to come into the city, spend time with friends and family and enjoy the event itself and all the surrounding entertainment. It is therefore with considerable delight that I have watched—again at a slight distance; I am not paying close attention, not being an earnest fan myself—the way in which the Premier in particular has led, ensuring that this race happens quickly, that it happens in December, that it is done well and that it is prepared to be a project that will last for many years and an event that will come back for many years. I know from personal experience it is something that means a huge amount to South Australians and for which they are very grateful. Mr TARZIA House of Assembly Mr TARZIA: The amendments are eminently sensible. We have made it very clear that, whilst we have applied much scrutiny, we certainly are not in the way of the Motorsport Board returning. We commend the bill to the house. Motion carried.