Question Time: Speed Limits

Thursday July 05, 2018

Mr BELL (Mount Gambier) (15:11): My question is to the Minister for Transport. Can the minister now inform the house when the speed limits on the Carpenter Rocks and Port MacDonnell roads in my electorate will be increased to 110 km/h?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (15:12): All in good time, member for Mount Gambier.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary?

Mr BELL (Mount Gambier) (15:12): My question is to the Minister for Transport. On 16 May, some 50 days ago, the minister came back with an answer of:

…I look forward to being able to give a more specific answer to the member…when this promise will be delivered.

When will the minister be able to give that answer?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Primary Industries and the member for Kaurna will stop sparring verbally. Minister.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (15:12): I thank the member for Mount Gambier for his question and note his ongoing, consistent and unrelenting interest in this matter. Just to point out to the member that there is a budget process that is going on, on 4 September the budget does get handed down—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —and I look forward to being able to report back to the house, and to him personally to let him know about when this commitment is going to be delivered.