Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-05-29 Daily Xml

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South Australian Tourism Commission

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): I have a supplementary question: at the very end of his answer, the minister said the contract was approved by the Tourism Commission. Can he please give more information about specifically who approved this contract?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:31): I will have to take that on notice because my recollection is that the process—but I will have to bring back the detail—was initiated under the Labor government, and I am sure that former minister Bignell would have been aware. The matter went through the whole procurement process in accordance with the guidelines laid out by the State Procurement Board. My understanding is that, as soon as the internal decision was made, it was approved by the SATC, but I will bring the details of exactly who approved it.