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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Question Time

Members, Accommodation Allowances

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking you a question on allowances.

Leave granted.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Earlier today, you informed the chamber by way of a statement that from 2011 until 2017 you lived in an apartment that you owned in Victor Harbor and then from 2017 until the current day you live in an apartment in the same complex which you lease. My questions in relation to that statement are:

1. When did you first claim the country members' accommodation allowance, the use of which you are responsible to this chamber for?

2. Are you paying full market rent in the property that, from your statement, you have leased since 2017?

3. Have you ever paid land tax on the property that you own in Norwood?

The PRESIDENT (14:50): I have issued a statement. I intend to stick to that statement. Your question—can you just repeat; there was one question I felt I could answer?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: When did you first claim the country members' allowance?

The PRESIDENT: I am sure that was in 2011, but I would need to check. The honourable Leader of the Opposition, I believe you are going to move a motion at some stage insisting that those allowances are made public, so it will all be there when you get around to that.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: The other part of the question was: are you paying full market rental?

The PRESIDENT: Am I paying full market rental? I am. I am paying a slightly inflated rate as to what the previous tenants were paying.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Have you ever paid land tax at your place in Norwood?

The PRESIDENT: I'm sorry, I have issued a statement. I am going to clarify those issues quite urgently with I think it's the Commissioner of State Taxation.

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