House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Citadel Secure

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (14:27): My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. With reference to the minister's answer to the house yesterday regarding his meeting with Citadel Secure on 5 September 2023, did Mr O'Hanlon or any other representative of Citadel attend with and/or for and on behalf of any third parties or clients? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Florey!

Leave granted.

Mr TEAGUE: Citadel Secure's website explains that, and I quote, 'We deliver direct engagement with government agencies at all levels.'

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for West Torrens!

The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:28): As I told the house yesterday, I had a meeting on 5 September at 10.45 for 30 minutes. Mr David Searles attended—I talked about him yesterday, I think he did 20 years in the Australian Army serving his country, including a tour in Iraq—as did Mr James O'Hanlon, who served our country in Rwanda, Timor and Afghanistan. They are both individuals whom I regard highly and they were welcome in my office. The meeting was organised by my office. We had a 30-minute meeting. There were some outcomes of that meeting, which I told the house about yesterday. They were representing their company. We talked about communications infrastructure—

An honourable member: No others?

The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION: No others; it was exactly as I outlined yesterday.