House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-03-20 Daily Xml

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Adelaide Remand Centre

Mr ODENWALDER (Elizabeth) (14:34): My question is again to the Minister for Correctional Services. Was the SAPOL corrections investigation unit consulted before the awarding of the Adelaide Remand Centre contract to Serco?

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:34): I thank the member for the question, and I understand that he would like to get to every nitty-gritty detail of the contract that I have outlined is commercial-in-confidence. I can say that we put together—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD: —a very robust procurement team, and they worked their way through the process. The process has been very public. There have been expressions of interest taken, people put in their applications and Serco was the successful applicant.

Mr Odenwalder interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Elizabeth is warned—and has another question.

Mr ODENWALDER: In that order?

The SPEAKER: Yes.