Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Adelaide Parklands Adelaide Parklands The Hon. M.C. PARNELL Legislative Council Adelaide Parklands In reply to the Hon. M.C. PARNELL (4 August 2016). The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety Adelaide Parklands The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): The Minister for the City of Adelaide has been provided the following advice: Section 23(1) of the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 (the Act) provides: 23—Steps regarding change in intended use of land (1)	If land within the Adelaide Park Lands occupied by the Crown or a state authority is no longer required for any of its existing uses, the minister must ensure that a report concerning the state government's position on the future use and status of the land is prepared within the prescribed period. Regulation 8 of the Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006 prescribes a period of 18 months for the purposes of section 23(1) above. As the minister to whom the Act is now committed, I am only required to prepare a report on land in the Adelaide Park Lands occupied by the Crown or a state authority when it is no longer required for any of its existing uses, from which time I have 18 months to prepare the report. In relation to the various sites referred to by the Hon Mark Parnell, I advise: The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) will seek assistance and advice from Renewal SA on the preparation of section 23 reports on the redevelopment of the Casino and the Festival Plaza at the appropriate time. A section 23 report for the proposed new CBD high school in the Reid Building on Frome Street is not required as its existing use as an educational establishment will continue. In relation to the O-Bahn project through the Park Lands, the land was recently transferred from the Adelaide City Council to the government for the purposes of the construction of the tunnel and busway. Once constructed the remainder of the land not required for the busway corridor (which is most of the site) will be transferred back to the care and control of the council for use as park land. It is considered that this transfer may then trigger the requirement for a report under section 23.