Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-11-29 Daily Xml

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HOUSING SA SOLAR CREDITS SCHEME

The Hon. M. PARNELL (15:08): Two supplementaries, in fact, arising from the answer. First of all, under this deed, do tenants retain ownership of the panels, and can they take them with them if they move? Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, why on earth didn't you do this when there was an opportunity for tenants to take advantage of the solar feed-in rebate? Why have you left it until the scheme has ended?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (15:08): The first answer is yes. The second answer is: because it was a horrendously difficult task to construct this deed in the interests of the tenants, Housing SA holding the property and, indeed, the solar installation firms. The deed was struck, as I said, earlier this year to the satisfaction of all involved, including the SA tenants.