Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Lotteries Commission of South Australia LOTTERIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council LOTTERIES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:03): A supplementary question arising out of the minister's attempted answers— The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins Legislative Council The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: 9½ minutes of nothing. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! If the honourable member got nothing out of that, perhaps he was not listening. Mr Lucas has a supplementary. The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins Legislative Council The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: 9½ minutes. The Hon. G.E. Gago Legislative Council The Hon. G.E. Gago: Well, he asked five questions, for God's sake. What do you expect? The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins Legislative Council The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: You didn't answer any of them. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: You are wasting a lot of our time today. The Hon. Mr Lucas. The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: When was the minister first advised by Treasury or the Treasurer that the government was contemplating the sale or privatisation of the Lotteries Commission, which was eventually announced in the May budget this year? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling) (15:04): We have not discussed privatisation. What we have discussed is sublease arrangements, so the answer is no, we have not discussed privatisation. I think what the honourable member means, what he is trying to ask me, is about sublease arrangements, and they were in discussions in the lead-up to the budget preparation in relation to cabinet's considerations and discussions.