LAKE VICTORIA

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (15:00): Again, to the Minister for Water Security, what constraints exist which prevent part of the Lake Victoria reserves of water for use by Riverland irrigators over the coming summer?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Trade) (15:00): All water in Lake Victoria is accounted for under the full water sharing arrangements, and it has been accounted for in the calculations of available water for each of the states. It is merely a re-regulating structure to enable us to get access to water at the times that we need it and in accordance with our usage profile.