Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Cross Border Commissioner Cross Border Commissioner The Hon. B.R. HOOD Legislative Council Cross Border Commissioner The Hon. B.R. HOOD (15:10): Supplementary: if the Cross Border Commissioner is not based in Mount Gambier, what would the break-lease costs be for the current office in Sturt Street? The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries Cross Border Commissioner The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:10): First of all, that is a question that is simply speculation in terms of— Members interjecting: The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Of course it's speculation if they are not— Members interjecting: The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: Exactly, if Ben's speculation— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: However, what I would say is that it wouldn't necessarily be the case that we would need to break any leases whatsoever. The Cross Border Commissioner obviously needs to spend a lot of time in various cross-border communities. The opportunities to have meetings, to have round tables, to do various other engagement activities are, of course, assisted by having a physical office such as that in Mount Gambier. Regardless of where the new Cross Border Commissioner resides, I would expect that that Mount Gambier office would be utilised. Secondly, there are always opportunities, when there is government leased accommodation, to have it used for a number of different purposes, potentially concurrently, so all of those things are possible. However, I also think it highly likely that the new Cross Border Commissioner will be located in Mount Gambier.