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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
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SAFEWORK SA

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (14:52): I have a supplementary question. Minister, given that you were a guest of the South Australian Jockey Club on Adelaide Cup day, why did the Adelaide Cup not rate a mention amongst all the big events between January and March?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The honourable minister will choose to answer how he wishes.

The Hon. B.V. FINNIGAN (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for Gambling) (14:52): Thank you, Mr President. I think that is a pretty absurd question.

The PRESIDENT: It is a great success because of the public holiday.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. B.V. FINNIGAN: I do not believe that I said that I am going to outline to the chamber every event that happened in the state of South Australia on a particular date. What an absurd question from the Hon. Terry Stephens, that because I did not mention an event when I mentioned certain other events, ergo the government does not care about that event. What kind of logic does that demonstrate?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. B.V. FINNIGAN: The South Australian Jockey Club run races at Morphettville probably every Saturday, I would say, as a rule, as well as the Adelaide Cup and other races throughout the year. What I think was particularly highlighted in my answer to the honourable member's question was in relation to events like the Clipsal 500, the Garden of Unearthly Delights and WOMADelaide, which are events that happen once a year and involve quite a few temporary structures being put up and dismantled.

As far as I am aware, most of the infrastructure of Morphettville is there all the time. I am pretty sure that the SAJC do not take down everything at Morphettville after every race meeting and put it back up the following Saturday. I will come back to the council if I am wrong on that. If they dismantle the entire grandstand at Allan Scott Park every weekend I will come back to the council and correct my answer.

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