House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-06-19 Daily Xml

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Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): I have a supplementary for the Premier. Given the answers of the Deputy Premier, will the Premier table a copy of this agreement—this option—with the ACP, so that the parliament and the people of South Australia can confirm whether it is a requirement, as expressed by the Treasurer, that there be a provision for a resources hub or whether it is something to be negotiated by others as set out by the Deputy Premier?

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) (14:09): There is no inconsistency in this, and I have to say again: there is no question that the public statements made by my predecessor in this portfolio, and by the Premier and others, have made it crystal clear that the aspiration of the government is that there will be—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Heysen is called to order and I call the member for MacKillop to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: There will be, by reason of a development opportunity in the Gillman area, an opportunity for a resources hub to proceed. Now, I have to say again—and for reasons of the commercial nature of the matters at the present time, I am not in a position to go further than this, other than to say—there are a number of conditions precedent which are being worked through. At some point in time, when those conditions precedent have been worked through, it will be possible for ACP and others to say more about the particular details of the matter, but at this point in time that is not appropriate.