South Australian Tourism Commission

In reply to the Hon. F. PANGALLO (18 October 2018).

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment): I have been advised:

In 2008, the South Australian government officially opened an independent state representative office (the office) in Chennai, India. The office employed six staff including a senior trade commissioner, three business development managers, an operations manager and a general administrative assistant/driver.

A review and analysis of the state's investment in the South Australian representative offices was conducted by the then Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy, through Mr Roger Hartley (the Hartley Review). In April 2012, the Hartley Review recommended that the South Australian representative office in Chennai, along with those in Dubai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Santiago, Hong Kong and Shanghai be phased out.

The previous government implemented this recommendation and the Chennai office was closed as at 31 January 2013.