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Gillman Land Sale

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): My question is to the Premier. Was the advice from Treasury dated 29 November 2013, which comprised, 'If the government is inclined to go with the Lipson proposal it should only accept it for Stage 1 (150 ha) and not have the options for Lipson to purchase subsequent areas' presented to cabinet?

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) (14:23): A couple of things. First of all, these matters have all been extensively canvassed over the course of months and months, and all of these questions have been dealt with before.

The second point, I think of relevance, is to point out that, despite the reports in the InDaily (which are attributed, in part, to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition), it is my understanding that the sensational new document actually was not the product of an FOI application by the deputy leader—or anybody else, for that matter. It was actually first published in The Australian newspaper (which is a national paper, I believe) on 5 December 2014.

I also believe that the document was tendered in court and subsequently later tendered, I believe, by me in here. That is the context of the document, as I am led to believe. And the answer is that what goes on in cabinet stays in cabinet, and there is no conversation happening about what occurs in cabinet.

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