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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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North-South Corridor

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Was Susana Fueyo Suarez asked to resign as Executive Director of the North-South Corridor Program Delivery Office? When she declined to do so, were her services immediately terminated?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:27): That's the purview of the chief executive. I understand that she was terminated, and I will get the details, but I am not interested in attempting in any way to pass any judgement on that. People part company for all sorts of reasons, but we are embarking on a new round of consultation to try to make sure that we can reconnect with the communities that felt that they weren't listened to, especially in the electorates of Elder and Ashford—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —and Badcoe—yes, my apologies; I have been around a long time. It is important that we reconnect with those communities and make sure that they are listened to, especially with the work on the reference design because I have to say I was not very happy with the level of consultation.

I know that many in the community were very unhappy with the level of consultation, hence all the groups that have popped up in and around all the major infrastructure works, starting with Hove, moving onto the north-south corridor with the two residents groups that started up pretty quickly. These are indications, I think, that not all was well with the consultation.

That is not to say that all the consultation was bad, but I don't have the reasons why that executive director was moved on or terminated, if that is indeed the case, but I will get back a report from Mr Whelan. I am not interested in any way in using the parliament to try to talk about whether a public servant was removed or otherwise. I will leave that for the member for Hartley.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

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