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

Register of Members' Interests

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment regarding interests and allowances. Minister, since becoming a member of parliament, have you ever owned property in Victor Harbor? If so, have you declared this property on the Register of Members' Interests, and, if you have, when did you do it?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade and Investment) (14:20): I thank the honourable member for his question. Given that this topic has been ventilated quite broadly on the ABC website, it is interesting they are using the ABC to do their research. In answer to the question, yes, I have bought an investment property I think in 2011, from my recollection, in Victor Harbor. Members will recall that in 2018 I had through an administrative error omitted the property that I own and live in at Mitcham.

I have even had the Hon. Mark Parnell—I donated some leftover turf to him from a lawn project because there are no secrets where I live. The property I had in Victor Harbor was a rental property. I declared the rental income on that property. The Hon. Mr Wortley—I even offered to swap with his holiday home on Kangaroo Island, so it was no secret that I owned that property. Yes, it is unfortunate that through that administrative error it was omitted accidentally. I make no secret of it.

I know the honourable member's next supplementary question will be: have I breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct, because I heard his good friend the Hon. Tom Koutsantonis ask the Premier that before I came in today. I have not breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct because I did not own that property in Victor Harbor at the time of becoming a minister. I only owned one property, which is the property I reside in in Mitcham.

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