Water Industry Reform

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): Thank you, sir. Why has the government failed to introduce third-party water access legislation since the election?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:09): It is the same question as the first one, Mr Speaker.

Mr Pederick interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Hammond is called to order.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: As I said yesterday, sir, the government is happy to work cooperatively with whomever the ESCOSA board chooses as their chief executive, and we support the process. It is an independent body.

Ms Chapman: That's the wrong answer.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: No, it's the right answer—it's just the wrong question, as usual.

The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will not respond to interjections.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: My apologies, sir. We are a reforming government and we are interested in increasing competition and market access to third-party operators, and the government will have more to say about that.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary.