SA Water

Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (15:26): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier guarantee that everybody whose house or business was damaged by the recent mains pipe burst in Campbelltown and Paradise will be fully compensated, given the Premier's undertaking to the house during question time in March this year?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (15:26): We will do what's appropriate. We will make the proper steps.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, the first thing it means is that some people have insurance, so it might be a good idea to consult their insurance first. Are we going to pay what would otherwise be an insurance obligation? No. Obviously, we are going to work with people who have been directly affected. Are they seriously suggesting that we should actually pick up an obligation that would otherwise be an obligation of an insurance company? This is cheap politics. A burst water main goes off and then the member for Unley is out there wanting to get his photograph taken next to it. I understand that gets a good run on the TV, but it is no substitute for a well thought-through policy. It is just the sort of—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: But this is the thing, they wake up in the morning and then they fall out of bed about 10am, or whatever it is, and then they get the paper, they read what is in it and then they tell us all what is in it. This is—

Mr PISONI: Point of order, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER: Surely the member for Unley's point of order isn't going to be relevance?

Mr PISONI: I'm always out of bed before 10, but the point here is that the Premier is debating.

The SPEAKER: Yes, I uphold the member for Unley's point of order. Has the Premier finished? The member for Kaurna.