DESALINATION PLANT

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:06): Supplementary, Madam Speaker: will the minister then confirm that SA Water has now agreed to pay to AdelaideAqua the total funds from the 10-10-10 program which AdelaideAqua describe as incentive payments, some of which were previously withheld due to AdelaideAqua's failure to meet the first water deadline?

The SPEAKER: That certainly was a question, not a supplementary. I think it was your next question, member for MacKillop. Minister.

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:07): Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Look, I am not quite sure of the nature of the deputy leader's question there, or of his argument. I know that the 10-10-10 process was about, in fact, amongst other things, issues of safety on-site, the establishment of an extra shift to ensure—

Mr Williams interjecting:

The Hon. P.F. Conlon: He knows more than you do.

The Hon. P. CAICA: Yes, yes he does; he does know more than me. What I will say, Madam Speaker, is that I am not absolutely convinced that the settlement on the dispute with respect to first water was as linked as the member for MacKillop is suggesting to the 10-10-10 program. But, what I will do is get some information and report back to the member for MacKillop and the house.