Adelaide Oval Precinct

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:39): Supplementary arising from the original answer: has the Treasurer received any complaints from business owners that this will cause a distortion in the market and provide a disincentive for private sector investment in the hotel industry?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:40): I have not had a telephone call, a conversation or a meeting with anyone relaying complaints, but I am aware through the media, because a number of people have done media, that there are people in the public complaining about the particular issue along the lines the honourable member has suggested. It is entirely possible that there may be an email or letter being processed by my office that I have not seen.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: Will you take it on notice and check?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I am happy to take it on notice—and I will get them to check the junk box as well, just in case my fellow comrades in the hotel industry are not treated as capriciously as my comrade in the shoppies union.

The Hon. E.S. Bourke: You don't know what else you will find in there. Maybe you will find a Christmas card from Josh.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Your Christmas card has gone into the junk box? I will check the junk box for the Hon Emily Bourke's Christmas card. I would hate for that to suffer the same fate as the email or correspondence from the shoppies union. I am happy to take it on notice.

The simple answer to the question is: no, I have not had a telephone call, I have not had a meeting, I have not had a direct conversation with anyone, but I am obviously aware that there are people who are expressing publicly the concerns the Leader of the Opposition has expressed. If, in and of this particular date, I have received letters or emails in the junk box or otherwise, I am happy to take that on notice.