Repatriation General Hospital

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:31): Can the minister confirm that the land management agreement allows ACH to use the site for motels, hotels, warehouses and convention centres, as is allowed under the planning document?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:32): The land management agreement: I appreciate that the opposition is keen to create a degree of fear and angst within the community in regard to the way the Repat site will be used. The Hon. Mr Wade loves the idea of suggesting that we will be putting things on that site that have a profit motive at the heart of the objective, that somehow have the objective of building five-star hotels or high-density housing. That is not consistent with what the land management agreement's objectives are.

We have been working incredibly hard to make sure that the land management agreement is sympathetic to the community's interests and also works consistently with a history of that site. I am more than happy to seek advice as to the ability of my releasing the land management agreement publicly, but we won't do that if it compromises the capacity to be able to get the outcome. That is what the South Australian public want to see, that is what the local community expect, and we look forward, as a government, to working closely with the ACH Group, working closely with the local community to make sure that site is preserved in a way that best represents the history of the site.