Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Tourism Commission TOURISM COMMISSION The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition TOURISM COMMISSION The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): I have a supplementary question. Does the government fund the South Australian Tourism Commission? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women TOURISM COMMISSION 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) (14:27): I have already indicated that it is a statutory authority. It is independent of government. The South Australian government funds lots of things, but the governance structure means that— The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting: The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I know that the honourable member has trouble grasping some of these simple concepts. The funding structures are quite separate from governance structures. It is an independent statutory authority, and it is responsible for its own management. I will pass on the member's observation to the Tourism Commission, which has indicated that all of its current information and websites are currently under review.