Parliamentary Committees

STATUTORY AUTHORITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE: ANNUAL REPORT

The Hon. B.V. FINNIGAN (17:33): I move:

That the report of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee 2006-07 be noted.

I commend the report to members. It has been a busy year for the committee. We have had personnel changes because the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, following the coup and her promotion, is no longer on the committee and the Hon. Rob Lucas has taken her place. With the resignation of the Hon. Nick Xenophon, the Hon. Ann Bressington has come on to the committee. I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Hon. Nick Xenophon for their former service. The Hon. Mr Xenophon was on the committee for some years—I think for all the time he served in this place. I welcome the new members, the Hon. Ann Bressington and the Hon. Mr Lucas.

We have concluded our report into the Medical Board of South Australia, which was tabled, and we are working on a number of inquiries that are before the committee. There is the ongoing inquiry into the Independent Gambling Authority; an inquiry into the Land Management Corporation; and, we now have a reference from this venerable council itself regarding the WorkCover Corporation. There are at least one and perhaps more matters on the Notice Paper that would refer matters to our committee, so if that happens there will be a fairly heavy workload for the committee for the rest of this year. I thank the other members of the committee, old and new, especially the Hons Mr Stephens and Mr Hunter, for their contributions and work on the committee. I also thank the committee secretariat: the secretary, Mr Gareth Hickery; the research officer, Jenny Cassidy; and our administrative assistant, Cynthia Gray. I look forward to serving on the committee for the next year.

Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. T.J. Stephens.