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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Brompton Gasworks

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (14:51): My question is to the Premier. Why so early in its term is his government undermining the strong investor interest in South Australia it inherited by putting a hold on the Brompton gasworks site?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Heysen, please be seated. There is a point of order. I anticipate that it's going to be for argument.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Yes, sir: standing order 97.

The SPEAKER: Very well. Member for Heysen, before I rule I will give you an opportunity to rephrase the question.

Mr TEAGUE: I will give the Premier an opportunity to answer it in the most straightforward terms. Why so early in this term in his government is the Premier undermining investor interest in South Australia he inherited by putting a hold on—

The SPEAKER: Point of order. Member for Heysen, please be seated.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: In using the term 'undermining', sir, he's involving argument in this question. It's unparliamentary.

The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. Member for Heysen, I am not going to turn to the government side. I am going to allow you to rephrase. I have upheld the point of order. You may wish to rephrase.

Mr TEAGUE: My question is to the Premier. Why so early in this term has he put a hold on the Brompton gasworks site, and in case the review comes down in a way that he doesn't like will he commit now to accepting its outcome?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: now he's asking the Premier to engage in a hypothetical scenario, which is unparliamentary.

The SPEAKER: I am going to allow the question partly because it would seem that the opposition would like to fill its boots with questions today. I am going to allow the question.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:53): I think the key component of the member for Heysen's question is: why are we so determined to honour our election commitments? The answer is: because it's the right thing to do.

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