Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-04-01 Daily Xml

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Women's World Cup

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:37): Yes, I fully endorse the work that has been done at Hindmarsh Stadium, which is the spirit—

The PRESIDENT: Supplementary question.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Yes, it is; I'm just getting there. The Treasurer wanted to know, and I am answering. I am supporting it.

The PRESIDENT: Question.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Mr President, a question to the Treasurer: is the Treasurer aware, of course, the facilities he mentioned at Gepps Cross mostly consist of artificial pitches? Under FIFA guidelines, when there are international tournaments, teams that—

The PRESIDENT: Question.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: I am. I just need to explain it—

The PRESIDENT: There's no explanation.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: —because clearly the Treasurer's—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Is the Treasurer aware that international teams are not permitted to train on artificial pitches?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:38): More importantly: are the people who are involved in putting together the bid for South Australia aware of all of the requirements of FIFA? And the answer, more importantly, is yes. Whatever they are aware of, I will either be aware of or I soon will be aware of in relation to those particular requirements.

The PRESIDENT: Final supplementary question, the Hon. Mr Pangallo, and just a question.