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| Ian Gilfillan Australian Democrats Member of the Legislative Council |
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The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: The Democrats support the motion. It is rather hollow to indicate, as the Attorney has done, that what is proposed may be difficult if not in some circumstances supposedly impossible. That is no reason not to support a motion which seeks to ensure as its major target the ongoing privilege that the public has had of using resources to enjoy their coastline, principally the jetties. I do not see any reason why there should be a compromise or a sell-out of what the general public has been able to enjoy for decades—in some cases close to a century—because of what might be the bargaining position of some possible purchaser.
Although unrelated to this motion, there are some quite profound areas of disquiet on Kangaroo Island in relation to the PortsCorp sale and the jetties at Penneshaw and Cape Jervis in so far as possibly allocating virtually monopoly use of shore facilities as well as the shipping between the island and the mainland. I take this occasion to indicate that I hope to pursue that as a matter of profound concern. But, as far as this motion is concerned, the Penneshaw jetty of course has been a feature not only of local usage but of significant tourist usage. It is now wrapped in the Sealink project both in terms of wharf facilities and their own offices, and it would be unthinkable if money was able to bargain away the right of the residents of Kangaroo Island to use that jetty. I believe that is the feeling of most people in South Australia. We support the motion.