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City High School

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:45): Supplementary: is the government, or any of its agencies, looking at alternative sites for a second city high school?

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, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (14:45): I thank the honourable member for the question, and it is a matter that is primarily—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for the first time.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I don't think it is any secret—and has not been—that the Royal Adelaide Hospital site is presently occupied. It is presently occupied by the Minister for Health's people, who are running it as a hospital.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I am starting with the known knowns and working out.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will not assist the Deputy Premier.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Obviously, there are issues about the timing—

Mr Marshall: Delays to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No. I think, and the Minister for Health knows more about this than I do, obviously—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I'm responding to the point that has just been made by—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for the second and final time. The Deputy Premier.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Where did I get up to?

Mr Marshall: You haven't started!

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Because you keep stopping me. You keep slowing me down.

Mr Marshall: Did you have a big lunch today?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No, I had the roast pork and—

The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier will not answer the question about his lunch.

Mr GARDNER: Point of order, sir. The question was whether any government agencies have been looking for an alternative site to the school that the education minister said not five seconds ago was going to be built on the RAH site. Surely the minister should find that simple to answer.

The SPEAKER: Well, so far, with all the heckling, the minister hasn't said anything and we are now almost two minutes in. Could the minister get a wriggle along? The minister.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Thank you, Mr Speaker. With your protection, I hope I am able to complete my answer. There are a series of unknown times over which all of the functions which are presently performed by people either who are—

Ms Sanderson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide is warned.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The government continues to consider options in that precinct.

Mr van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Stuart is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The government continues to consider options in that precinct and, because of a range of issues, including the complex nature of the site and various other things, a very detailed consideration needs to be undertaken. There is presently no resolved position in relation to that matter.

Mr Gardner: That's not what she said a minute ago.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No, no.

Mr Knoll: The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

The SPEAKER: The member for Schubert is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The member for Morialta was doing so well with the last question, too. He got right on the money and, with this one, he is way off. Look, as I am trying to explain, the undertaking that was given at the time of the election did not include a reference to any particular structure or spot.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier will have an extra minute of time-on.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Thank you, Mr Speaker. So, we are continuing to examine the options that are available. There is yet to be a resolution of that matter and, when there is, it will be announced.

Ms Chapman: Ask Jennifer.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The member is not presently—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: As I understand it, she is not presently particularly engaged on this particular topic. I think she is paying a courtesy call to the Treasurer.

The Hon. J.M. Rankine: It is a courtesy call.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: It's not to provide any other—

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is called to order for interjecting out of her seat and for not genuflecting to the Speaker on her way in. The Deputy Premier.

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