Mr BAYLEY – The AFL deal talked about a commitment of $124 million, I think, and they’ve issued a media release saying it’s now $360 million. Has that been locked into an agreement?
Mr HEALEY – There are no changes to the agreement other than for those minor milestones that have been updated to refer to process, and one schedule, which is minor changes to governance – schedules 11 and 12 have been amended.
Mr ABETZ – I think we agreed to table those at the Legislative Council so we’re happy to table those amendments to this committee as well.
Mr BAYLEY – Can I just ask a question about the October 2027 50 per cent completion requirement in the AFL deal? Is that one of the elements that was renegotiated and changed or is the expectation still that this structure is 50 per cent constructed by 2027?
Mr HEALEY – That’s a date that obviously we’d need to be talking to the AFL about. Once we can confirm the planning approval, the funding approval, the commencement of the engagement of the contractor to commence construction of the stadium, so –
Mr. BAYLEY – That date stands in the agreement effectively.
Mr HEALEY – At the moment that date stands. Obviously when we’ve got some more certainty, there’s no doubt there’s further discussions that will need to be had with the AFL about how this project rolls out.
Mr BAYLEY – Can I ask about the remediation audits and sign off in relation to the seven zones, or the seven sub areas: how many of them are signed off, and have you got the site suitability statement already?
Ms BEACH – There’s four of the seven are already signed off and three currently under review. I just caveat that they we are seeking a whole‑of‑site review just to make sure that it does align with the current uses set out in the precinct plan, because some of those were done a few years ago. We are seeking a full site signoff, as well as those additional zones that are currently with the environmental auditor.
