Government Boards and Committees

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): By way of further supplementary, you have written to the boards and your chief executives asking the boards to come back to you in relation to the role that they perform. What role is Mr McCann performing in the process if you are speaking directly to the boards?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:23): I think the honourable member understands that the process is that the Premier has made this call, and as part of that decision-making process the Premier has asked ministers to give him advice about whether or not we believe the boards should be maintained. I, of course, am seeking my own advice from boards and my agency chiefs before formulating an opinion about that to take to the Premier.