House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2024-11-12 Daily Xml

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VAILO Company Founder

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): My question is to the Premier. What action, if any, has the government taken in relation to the VAILO founder since June this year? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: It was reported in The Advertiser that in June the state government slapped a legal caveat restriction on two of the VAILO founder's properties, including a luxury $4.6 million home at Glenelg South and a $340,000 Holdfast Bay boat marina berth following the millionaire entrepreneur being embroiled in a state tax debt scandal and being investigated for a potential director ban over a failed medicinal cannabis venture.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:16): I might take this opportunity, Mr Speaker: I have become aware of other people that do support the Adelaide 500. I should acknowledge that the—

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order. Standing order 98: the question was direct and related to the matter—

The SPEAKER: We haven't heard what the Premier has got to say.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: The Premier has started out by saying that he will take this opportunity to talk about other people—

The SPEAKER: And we haven't got past that bit.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —which is clearly not cogent—

The SPEAKER: Let's just listen to what the Premier has to say, member for Morialta. The Premier.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Can we just repeat the question?

The SPEAKER: Leader, could you repeat the question, please?