Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-07-22 Daily Xml

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ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:51): I have a supplementary question, Mr President, arising out of the minister's answer.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Question time is being wasted by people continually making comments that are out of order.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: Is the minister deliberately not answering the first part of the question, that is, was he lobbied at all in relation to the decision to take away powers from the Adelaide City Council in relation to certain planning and development decisions?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning) (14:52): No, I have not been lobbied. Certainly, in my discussions over the past six months, a number of people around town have expressed concern about what has happened in relation to the Adelaide City Council. It is for that reason, I assume, that the Liberal Party has a policy to take development powers from the city council. I assume it has heard exactly the same concerns that I have.

The Hon. B.V. Finnigan interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Lucas has a supplementary question.