Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-11-15 Daily Xml

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GLENCOE NURSERY

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:53): Supplementary question, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: Don't ask when their birthdays are.

The Hon. T.J. Stephens: Interjections are out of order, Mr President

The PRESIDENT: Thank you, the Hon. Mr Stephens.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Will ForestrySA continue to employ those staff for the full length of the three rotations?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:53): Again, that is an outrageous question. The honourable member knows that staffing numbers and arrangements shift and move all the time. This is a commercial enterprise. Organisations need to be able to adapt and adjust and move their staff around as service demands are placed on them. They are operational matters. A responsible organisation will shift and move and change staff, as I would expect ForestrySA to do in meeting its obligations under these lease arrangements.