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House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AND LAND USE PLAN

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (14:55): I have a supplementary question for the Minister for Finance. If he can't tell us whether any of the projects in the transport plan have any money set aside in the government's four-year budget, can he tell us how much is budgeted for the advertising campaign that is surrounding this particular project?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:56): It's amazing that the opposition wants to talk about the transport plan and our consultation, given it has made no submissions at all. Not one of them has sought a briefing, not one of them has made a submission, not one of them has taken the time at all—

The SPEAKER: The minister will cease to go down that line of who hasn't sought consultation. If he continues to go down that line, I will name him.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: Point of order. It is a legitimate argument to expect certain sections of the community, certain major political parties—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: If any member of the opposition assists the Minister for Manufacturing with his point of order by way of interjection, they will be leaving the chamber for the next hour. The Minister for Manufacturing.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: There is a reasonable expectation of a major political party, in the lead-up to an election, to have an opinion or make a submission on a matter of public policy. In the event that they do—

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: No, this is not the Australian Union of Students. You don't take points of order on points of order.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: —that in itself is of note and is worthy of introduction into the discussion.

The SPEAKER: I warn the Minister for Manufacturing for using a bogus point of order to make an impromptu speech. Does the Minister for Transport have anything to add that is in order?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Yes, I do, sir.

The SPEAKER: Good.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: We are rolling out our advertising for consultation in all the areas affected by the transport plan, so the member for Norwood may have noticed billboards and bus shelters advertising consultation for the transport plan. The member for Colton would have seen in his electorate, in his community, advertising for interaction with the transport plan. The member for Unley would have seen that in his electorate.

Wherever we are talking about the transport plan we are asking community, through very modest ways, to come and give us their points of view, exactly how to have their say about the future infrastructure that they will be using over the next 30 years.

For example, in the Riverland community we have spoken on radio and we have adverts in local papers, even though the local member is showing absolutely no interest whatsoever. Another aspect of the transport plan is the ferries. We are rolling out a whole series of new ferries, and of course after the budget when we announced new ferries, only after we had announced ferries had been rolled out did the member for—

The SPEAKER: Again, I am not interested in who didn't say anything.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Sorry. I will get a detailed breakdown of the costs, of exactly what it cost for the consultation, for members opposite, sine die.

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