SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (14:30): I have a further supplementary. Can the minister outline to the council what savings targets the government has if this is to go ahead?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:30): I do not have any details of savings targets for SARDI around this particular project. I am happy to take that on notice and bring back the details around that. My understanding is that the state government is in a position where it cannot spend additional funds on research and development and so what it is doing is looking at a way to advance research and development without additional funding.

That was the thrust behind the consideration of this proposal and also the significant advantages to research and development that would come from being able to access those federal funds that I have just talked about. In terms of specific savings targets around this particular project, as I said, I am happy to take that on notice and, if there is one, I will bring back the details.