Supporting Innovation in South Australia

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (14:43): Supplementary: will South Australia or the commonwealth government be handling the vetting and application processes for the program?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I wonder if you could repeat that. Somebody was coughing. It was the Hon. Mr Wortley and I missed that.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hanson, please.

The Hon. J.E. HANSON: I am always happy to help out the happiest member of the front bench. Will South Australia or the commonwealth government be handling the vetting and application processes of the new program?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:43): I will just repeat: to be successful, applicants will need endorsement from South Australian innovation ecosystem providers or the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur. Successful applicants will be nurtured in South Australia's local innovation ecosystem to help them build successful new businesses in our state.

We have the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur and I also said, in the answer that I gave the federal government and the state government, that the application process will be processed by Immigration SA, in my department, along with the federal Department of Home Affairs. The entrepreneurial program will then be delivered by the Department for Industry and Skills and the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur.