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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
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VICTORIA PARK REDEVELOPMENT

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): My question is again to the Premier. What is the government's current position on the Victoria Park lease and grandstand?

Mr Koutsantonis: What's yours?

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH: We have made ours very clear, unlike you. On radio this morning the Premier denied his government is considering special legislation to push the Victoria Park project through. The $55 million redevelopment is under renewed threat, with most newly elected Adelaide City Council members vowing to block the lease.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations) (14:41): That is not what the Premier said. The project has not yet been considered formally by the Development Assessment Commission. My advice is that will happen on Thursday, and from Thursday hopefully we will know whether or not the project has received development approval from the DAC. I do not think the leader would be suggesting that state parliament should legislate ahead of a Development Assessment Commission approval. Is that what he is suggesting?

Mr Hamilton-Smith: You are supposed to answer the questions.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Right, I am supposed to answer questions. I would be very surprised if the member for Bragg or the member for Unley would support a legislative approach, given their publicly stated positions on this. The deputy leader buries her head in her paperwork and the member for Unley says nothing. So I do not think the leader can come into this place and suggest he has unity on this issue.

Of course, the Liberal Party has already said that it would like to tie the funding of the Britannia roundabout to any legislative approach. Whatever decision this government takes, we will not be blackmailed by a Liberal Party opposition about tacking bits onto any potential legislation. We have made no decision on legislation, and we will not consider that until we know what the situation is, firstly, from the Development Assessment Commission, which is the planning approval body. You cannot finalise anything until that process has occurred. Secondly, one would hope that the Adelaide City Council would honour its earlier position that it would support this development and approve a lease. I have great faith in the Adelaide City Council to behave like a responsible tier of government and honour its obligation to the state government.

The Hon. M.J. Atkinson: I think we should have a privileges committee on that one!

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Are you suggesting I am lying? I live in great hope that the re-election of mayor Harbison will mean that this project will get the approval of the Adelaide City Council, but let us get through next Thursday and see what the Development Assessment Commission says, and then we will decide where we go from there.

The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition has a supplementary question.

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