WATER SECURITY

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): I have a supplementary question. Is there enough water in the Murray channel, from where our critical needs are stored to our intakes, to guarantee that the water in the bank, if you like, is able to be passaged from where it is now to where it will need to be in order to provide for our critical human needs?

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security) (14:29): The answer is yes. With the contingencies we have in place through the provision of tributary water from New South Wales and Victoria and also through other contingency measures that have been negotiated, the answer is yes.