House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-06-18 Daily Xml

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Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:38): A further question, this time to the Minister for Planning. Will the minister confirm that the option entered into with Adelaide Capital Partners and regarding land at Gillman does not have any legal requirement for land at that site to be allocated for mining and resources businesses?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations) (14:38): There's a couple of issues there. The first one is that there's a difference between the zoning of a piece of land and the actual activity that might be performed, given whatever the zoning might be, and there is no zoning requirement as such with regard to that.

The other point I would make is that, as I have already said, the government has made no secret of the fact that we would be very keen to see oil and gas-type hub activities occur on that site. And I think the Treasurer, wearing his other hat, has said that many times, and I think the Premier has said that many times. Whether or not that is able to be achieved will depend on a number of factors which are out of the government's control and, I suspect, out of the control of ACP.