WATER SECURITY

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (15:10): My question is to the Premier. What is the budget for the new Office of Water Security and how many people will be employed in the office?

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) (15:10): We will be seconding people from different departments to work in the Office of Water Security. We will also be employing some extra policy people to assist with the much needed policy work to deal with the issues of the National Water Initiative, Waterproofing Adelaide, Waterproofing South Australia and the national plan negotiations at the federal level. I will bring back to the house the exact details of the budget requirements.