Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Greater Mount Gambier Master Plan GREATER MOUNT GAMBIER MASTER PLAN The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council GREATER MOUNT GAMBIER MASTER PLAN The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:52): I have a supplementary question. My question to the minister did not relate to cabinet decisions: it related to any discussion outside cabinet between the member for Mount Gambier and the minister. I again direct the question to him. What other discussions did he have with the member outside of cabinet in relation to these controversial decisions? The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning GREATER MOUNT GAMBIER MASTER PLAN The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning) (14:52): In relation— The Hon. R.I. Lucas Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. Lucas: What are you hiding? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: In relation to my decision— The Hon. R.I. Lucas interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: I have absolutely nothing to hide at all. As I said, in relation to the decision, I informed cabinet, but I did not discuss— The Hon. R.I. Lucas interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: —the ultimate decision prior to that. But, as for all processes for rezoning, if the honourable member was a lower house member, he would be aware that, whenever development plan amendments are made, it is actually a requirement under the Development Act that you consult with the local member. We probably have some members here on the Environment, Resources and Development Committee— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: —who know that, whenever development plan amendments (PARs under the old system) are made, they actually go to the Environment, Resources and Development Committee. One of the items that I send to them is consultation with the local member. An honourable member interjecting: The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: That's right; it has been that way for some years. The views of local members—and Mr McEwen is the local member—are considered as part of the process. What I have to do in my submission to the ERD Committee, when I put it, is to assure the committee that I have consulted with the relevant local members.