Joyce Review

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:34): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment regarding the Joyce review.

Leave granted.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: On 6 March 2019, the Premier announced machinery of government changes as a result of the findings of the Joyce review into investment and trade. The report outlines machinery of government changes, making more changes to the newly formed Department for Trade, Tourism, and Investment. My questions to the minister are: were you across the detail of the review and the changes? Why did the Premier not bother to include you in this announcement? Or to put it another way, where the bloody hell were you?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:34): I thank the honourable member—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Mr President, they are going to test—

The PRESIDENT: They are in silence now. Continue.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I was across the detail of the Joyce review—a very good review that it is. It is transformational, I expect, for South Australia. If the honourable member actually looked at what's going on, she would understand that I was actually in Japan opening a trade office, getting on with growing our state's economy. The review was commissioned by the Premier, endorsed by cabinet and released by the Premier. I am across the detail. I was in Japan and Korea, and I will enlighten the chamber further this afternoon on some of the activities in Korea. It's a good review. The cabinet has endorsed it and the government is working through the process of implementing it.