House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-06-09 Daily Xml

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ADELAIDE OVAL

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (14:47): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Conservation. What input has the minister for the environment and his department had into the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, given that he is the minister responsible for the Parklands? The then minister for environment told the house on 6 July 2005, 'The Minister for Environment is now the minister responsible for the Parklands.'

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (14:48): As a member of cabinet, of course, I am heavily involved in a number of discussions that—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: One thing, I think—for the benefit of the member for Unley—is that he shouldn't have done what it was that people were telling him to do when he handed those papers to Marty.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: As a member—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: —of cabinet, of course, some of those will find out what that's like in the distant future, I expect. Quite simply, we have discussed around cabinet issues associated with the Adelaide Oval, as you would expect, and of course cabinet—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: As has been mentioned previously outside of this chamber, the utmost protection will be given to the Adelaide Parklands.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Transport and the member for Norwood will behave. The member for Stuart.