Commissioner for Drought Support in South Australia

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): Supplementary: can the minister outline to the chamber the potential restrictions of being a non-statutory compared to a statutory commissioner and does the drought commissioner have any formal powers?

The PRESIDENT: I think you did mention the statutory officer part of the question, minister.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:28): Sure. I had actually approached it from a different aspect. The advantages of being non-statutory and therefore not requiring a legislative change to establish this means that he is able to be on deck more swiftly and he is able to be agile. I outlined the nature of the role in response to the first question and I think that really does go to the purpose of it. In many ways, I guess the role will be broader because it will not be limited by statute.