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

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Gillman Land Sale

The SPEAKER: Supplementary.

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:17): To the Premier: why did the Premier sign the option deed when the member for West Torrens, as minister for housing and urban development, had carriage of the matter and Renewal SA was the legal owner of the subject land?

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) (14:17): I have done a little bit of research since yesterday, and my understanding of the matter from my inquiries so far is along these lines: because of the nature of Renewal SA and because the property was actually their property, it was not necessary for the execution of any document to be done by a minister on their behalf. It was adequate that Mr Hanson did that. My understanding is also that there was a signature from the Premier, but not in that capacity. It was in the capacity of minister for state development.