In response to an opinion piece in the Mercury from the Coordinator General Our Place Hobart has submitted two articles to Tasmanian Times for publication – the first published earlier this week was “Economic Puff Piece – Stadium Costs are Clearly Understated”. This is the second article.
ASSUMING ALL RISKS
How Tasmania’s Contract with the AFL Places the Burden of Risk on Tasmanians while Benefits Flow Elsewhere
The ‘contract’ signed between Premier Rockliff and Gil Mclachlan in May 2023 places the entire burden of risk on the shoulders of Tasmanians, while most of the benefits go to the AFL. Hardly surprising considering it was AFL lawyers who drafted the ‘agreement’ and there is no evidence that the Tasmanian Office of the Attorney General or Treasury cast an eye over the wording. It also assigns all rights to waive any contract condition to the AFL, sending the Tasmanian Government cap in hand to the AFL to beg for a waiver.