Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Land Tax Land Tax The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council Land Tax The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:44): Supplementary, Mr President— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It's going to be very hard, but I am happy to hear it. The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: Considering the Treasurer's support for locking the media out of the forum, was it the advice of the Treasurer or his staff to lock them out of the forum? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It's close. I am going to allow it, actually. The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:44): The member for Adelaide was conducting her own land tax forum. It's entirely her prerogative whom she wishes to invite or not. I certainly support the view that this was intended to be for her constituents, although in the end I think—and I am not sure of the exact number—a majority, probably close to three-quarters, were not her constituents. They were people who had been organised to come to the particular forum that— Members interjecting: The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: No, by opponents of the legislation. Members interjecting: The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: The Property Council. Members interjecting: The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Yes. I don't have a problem of naming names—the Property Council. Members interjecting: The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Could I finish? Thank you. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Just remember the Treasurer's first answer was yes, so you can't ask a question on what the Treasurer is saying now. The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: In relation to whether I support it, I do support the member's prerogative, the member for Adelaide's prerogative, as a local member to choose the people she wishes to go. I think it's fair, and I certainly support the view that, given other members of the media, for example, were not invited to attend, any individual member of the media shouldn't have been allowed to attend either. I do note we were quite happy to let—sorry, we weren't. The member for Adelaide was quite happy to let a serial Labor candidate, Ms Chapley, into the meeting as a constituent. Members interjecting: The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I just said, as a resident, just highlighting the fact that a Labor Party candidate was entitled to attend, and she was allowed to attend. Some members of the media who sought to attend were not even local residents or constituents. The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Don't push it. That would be pushing your luck, the Hon. Ms Bourke. The Hon. Mr Stephens, what are you doing? The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS Legislative Council The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: Can I ask a question? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: I haven't given you the call yet. The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS Legislative Council The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: I haven't spoken. I am on my feet, looking for the call. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: We're ready to go. I just wanted to know whether you were asking a supplementary or going for a question. The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS Legislative Council The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: I jumped to my feet to try to get the call. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Stephens, please ask your question.