Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time HomeBuilder Program HomeBuilder Program The Hon. M.C. PARNELL Legislative Council HomeBuilder Program The Hon. M.C. PARNELL (15:00): Supplementary: if it transpires that local councils are inundated with unexpected additional applications, will the state government assist councils by providing resources to help them more quickly process the applications? The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council HomeBuilder Program The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:01): The state government won't commit—I can't commit and won't commit—at this stage to a hypothetical position. I hope the circumstances the honourable member outlines transpire, that is, that there is a large number of applications. However, I would hope that local government would be efficient enough and productive enough to process those within their own resources. Certainly, my suggestion to them would be: if they don't have sufficient resources, I can think of a large number of things they do where they might be able to reduce their expenditure and reprioritise their expenditure into this important area.