House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-05-20 Daily Xml

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Forestry Fire Insurance Fund

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:55): My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer provide details on the advice which was the basis of the decision to cancel the $19 million Forestry Fire Insurance Fund?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Automotive Transformation) (14:55): I will go back and have a look at that and get some information for the house.

The Hon. I.F. EVANS: A supplementary, sir?

The SPEAKER: It is not really the kind of answer that lends itself to a supplementary, is it?

The Hon. I.F. EVANS: Well, I could ask him how he doesn't know, but—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Unley.