Legislative Council: Thursday, June 07, 2018

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Entrepreneurial Visas

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (14:58): A supplementary arising from that answer: when does the minister understand the entrepreneurs' hub on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site, which is part of this pilot program, to come online? How many spaces will be available for members of the public wanting to access the facility? How many will be specifically available for participants of this new entrepreneurial visa program?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:58): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question. The hub will come online later in the year. It is a project that the Premier has taken a deep interest in and minister Pisoni has also taken a deep interest in that. I am not sure of the exact timing but it will come on later in the year and I will get the details for the honourable member in relation to spaces that will be available. But the actual site for the innovation hub is some 23,000 square metres, almost five times bigger than anything similar in any other state, so it is quite an exciting development. I am sure there will be ample opportunity for the entrepreneurs on this pilot program, obviously, but also members of the public. The actual details I will bring back to the honourable member.