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Keolis Downer

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (15:02): Was Mr Grebe present at a meeting in the minister's—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Sorry, sir, my apologies. My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.

The SPEAKER: Time is about to run out, but I am going to allow the question from the start. It's for the Minister for—

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Transport and Infrastructure.

The SPEAKER: Thank you.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Was Mr Sasha Grebe present at the meeting in the minister's office on 11 May 2019 to discuss proposals for outsourcing and managing public transport services provided by the South Australian government, and was a probity officer present during that meeting with the minister's chief of staff and his advisers?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (15:03): I might check, but I think the meeting that the member is referring to actually occurred in 2018 as opposed to 2019. I am happy to correct the information before the house, but I am fairly certain it was.

Essentially, what happened was that, very early upon coming to government, as a new minister with a new government there was a whole series of people who wanted to catch up and meet. At that time, I actually declined to meet personally with representatives from that company and did so because I wanted to get my feet under the desk and actually make sure that I had a greater handle on the job. But, more than that, I also took a cautious approach to make sure that I didn't do anything or meet with anybody that would otherwise create compromise down the track.

I was not at the meeting, and I think under FOI the member knows and has all the information that there is to have on this topic. I am fairly certain that that meeting was not in 2019 but, in fact, in 2018.

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