Forensic Science Centre

In reply to the Hon. B.R. HOOD ().26 June 2025).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State): I have been advised:

The state government is building a new, state-of-the art SA Forensic Centre. This is a significant undertaking and a highly complex project.

Site selection has been a significant exercise, with a number of requirements to meet for a facility of this size and complexity.

I am advised that while no suitable wholly government-owned site has been identified, work is progressing for the new SA Forensic Centre to be built on a site partly owned by government and partly on land acquired from the private market.

The 2025-26 state budget included an additional allocation for this project. I am advised this allocation incorporates costs of land acquisition.

The government is aware of the lease arrangements for the current Divett Place facility.