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ADELAIDE OVAL

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:40): My question is again to the Treasurer. Is the reason the Treasurer went public just after 2pm on 2 June about his knowledge prior to the election of the Adelaide Oval cost increase because he knew that the Stadium Management Authority, including Ian McLachlan and Leigh Whicker, were briefing the Liberal Party on the Adelaide Oval project on that day and at that time and the Treasurer was concerned that his knowledge of the blowout prior to the election would be revealed?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Federal/State Relations, Minister for Defence Industries) (14:41): As I said earlier in the day, I offered the shadow treasurer during our debate during the election campaign to trot along and get a full briefing, whatever they wanted to tell him, but the quid pro quo—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Do you want to hear his answer or not?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: The quid pro quo, of course, that they allow us to be briefed by their advisers, was never forthcoming, because I doubt, if we really ever got to the bottom of it, that there is one skerrick of documentation to back up the cost—

Mr WILLIAMS: Point of order, Madam Speaker. The Treasurer is debating and the question was not about our costings. He is the one who is under scrutiny—and should be.

The SPEAKER: Treasurer, back to the question.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: The leader has asked that—or the putative leader or whatever he may be, former leader, whatever he may be, former deputy, I don't know, but—

Mr PISONI: Point of order: members must be addressed by their constituencies.

The SPEAKER: Not necessarily, if he is a leader or deputy leader. Treasurer.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: The member for Davenport asked whether I did it to get it out before they had a meeting. I think, and I may be wrong here, but I think it was well-known that they were meeting on that day and at that time. If I were subscribing to that theory, I would have done it the day before or the day before that.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

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