Personal Explanation

Leigh Creek

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (16:21): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Earlier today in question time under intense and relentless questioning from the Hon. John Dawkins about services in Leigh Creek, I gave an answer that indicated that just over $18 million had been allocated over the next four years. I have since been advised that is over the next five years. I wanted to clear that up at the earliest opportunity. I can also advise the chamber in relation to the other part of the question of the Hon. John Dawkins in terms of how much money was being made available for the Outback Communities Authority to run services in the town that has not yet been determined. It has not been determined which part of the former services that Alinta provided will be provided by various government agencies and which part will be provided by the Outback Communities Authority. However, I can assure the Hon. John Dawkins that the funding required to run those services will be provided to the Outback Communities Authority.