Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-11-30 Daily Xml

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Question Time

Government Appointments

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:29): Supplementary arising from the original answer: is the Treasurer therefore ruling out any appointment of himself as cabinet secretary in the future?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:29): The answer to the question is yes, but I have had no discussions. I can assure you it is the last thing in the world I would be seeking. I shouldn't say the last, but it is one of the positions which would be the least likely that I would be seeking. I did notice on the West Adelaide Football Club chat site that they said there was a vacancy a month ago for the chief executive of the West Adelaide Football Club and that maybe the former Treasurer might be of interest in that. I must admit that the response to that wasn't overly warm from the West Adelaide supporters. I suspect there will be very few people wanting a discarded ex-Treasurer, but if in the future there is somebody post retirement, I will be very happy to talk to them.