House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-12-04 Daily Xml

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Adelaide Oval Hotel Development

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:40): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Why did the minister retain his position as secretary and director of Sausage Boys Pty Ltd while the state government was negotiating a non-commercial loan with the Stadium Management Authority? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The minister did not recuse himself from the deliberations by the state government for a loan to the SMA while holding an interest in a contractual partner of the SMA. ASIC documents show that the minister is the current secretary, director and shareholder of Sausage Boys Pty Ltd, with whom it or its associated entities receive a commercial benefit from retail activity at the Adelaide Oval.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:41): Now I think the member for West Torrens thinks he is inside the Liberal cabinet room. I don't remember him sitting around that table.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: It's okay. He has his fishing rod out—

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Playford is on two warnings.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —but there is no bait on the line. Once again, I refer to the answers I gave last Thursday in the house.