South Australian Tourism Commission

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:16): Further supplementary: given the minister hasn't actually sort of answered the first two, I will make it really simple with the third—

The PRESIDENT: Don't make a commentary. Ask the supplementary.

The Hon. J.E. HANSON: —will he take any role in the process at all?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:16): Members opposite would I think understand that the appointment of boards to statutory authorities is a responsibility of the cabinet and the minister, and we will be, as I have said twice already, canvassing a range of quality applicants. There is a number of very good people, in fact, a lot of very good people in our great state of South Australia who would make excellent candidates. We will canvass a range of those and I will take some recommendations to cabinet in due course.

As I repeated, Mr Keenihan is in the role until 30 June and, I repeat, he has done a fabulous job. I am looking forward to farewelling him when I join the board in the next few weeks because I do want to make some comments around his service to the South Australian tourism industry.