Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Forensic Science Centre Forensic Science Centre The Hon. B.R. HOOD Legislative Council Forensic Science Centre In reply to the Hon. B.R. HOOD ().26 June 2025). The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Deputy Premier Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Forensic Science Centre 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.