Electricity Industry Privatisation

Mr BARRY O'FARRELL: My question is directed to the Premier. Given his history of failed deals involving the private sector and the Auditor-General's report into the Cross City Tunnel that said, "Government, Treasury and the RTA did not sufficiently consider the implication of an upfront payment" and "The handling of the amending deed also lacked transparency" and was not "robustly assessed", will he accept that it is essential that the Auditor-General review his electricity industry privatisation plans and report to Parliament before any sale is finalised?

Mr Joseph Tripodi: There has been the Richmond review.

Mr MORRIS IEMMA: That is right. As the Minister for Small Business says, the Richmond review dealt with those issues at length—another report, another piece of advice. I again invite the Leader of the Opposition to go and do some reading, some thinking and come up with a policy. I refer him to the Richmond report. Of course transparency and accountability will occur in these transactions.

The SPEAKER: Order! Members will cease interjecting. The member for Epping will cease interjecting.

Mr MORRIS IEMMA: I refer members to the litany of failures in capital works and infrastructure when the Coalition was last in government in New South Wales.