House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-11-24 Daily Xml

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FORESTRYSA

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:34): My question is to the Treasurer. Why should South Australians believe that no decision to sell forward rotations of the state forests has been made, when the expected revenue from the sale is already in the state budget forward estimates and the Minister for Forests told the people of the South-East that the sale is needed to protect the AAA credit rating?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Federal/State Relations, Minister for Defence Industries) (14:40): Madam Speaker, I do not know whether it is appropriate to repeat an answer that I gave to this very same question, I think from the very same member some weeks ago, from memory, when we were discussing this in the Auditor-General's Report. Of course it is in the forward estimates. I said that two years ago.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I will go through, Madam Speaker—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I will go through, Madam Speaker—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The members on my left will be quiet and listen to the Treasurer's answer.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I've answered it, Madam Speaker. If they are not going to—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Light.

Mr Venning interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Schubert, behave yourself. The member for Light.