Power Outages

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:47): Supplementary question: I ask the minister if he could update us on the progress of the state government inquiries on the blackout response, which, of course, would cover a part of the issues he has already addressed.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:47): I am not in a position to speak or pre-empt the outcome of the Burns review that is underway. I know that Mr Gary Burns, an esteemed South Australian with experience within emergency services, is undertaking that review as we speak. I know he is expeditiously going around talking to a range of people, including people within the EMC and otherwise. We will wait for the outcome of his report and, of course, the government will place significant weight on his findings in due course.