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HARBORS AND NAVIGATION (CONTROL OF HARBORS) AMENDMENT BILL
Adjourned debate on second reading.
(Continued from 9 November. Page 400.)
The Hon. IAN GILFILLAN: This bill is one of three associated with the privatisation of the SA Ports Corp. My colleague the Hon. Sandra Kanck has been handling the privatisation of Ports Corp and, unfortunately, as she is unable to be in the chamber today, I am delivering her second reading speech for her.
I take this opportunity to again put on the record that the Democrats are opposed to the privatisation of the SA Ports Corp. The reality is that the state government does not need legislation to privatise Ports Corp: it can be sold or leased without parliamentary approval. Hence, the Democrats have reluctantly decided to support the passage of this and its two companion bills.
The three bills dealing with the lease of the SA Ports Corp are designed to give legislative force to how the state government wants the private operators to run the ports. This begs the question: why sell the Ports Corp in the first place? However, I will not discuss the flawed logic of that decision here.
The Harbors and Navigation (Control of Harbors) Amendment Bill will regulate the operational duties of the lessee. This will primarily be achieved through port operating agreements between the Minister for Transport and Urban Planning and the lessee. The Democrats support the second reading.
The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY secured the adjournment of the debate.
