Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): Supplementary: did the minister provide any update to the ministerial council on the South Australian royal commission?

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:23): I thank the deputy leader for her question. The ministerial council, held a week and a half ago, canvassed a broad range of issues with regard to the Murray-Darling Basin and really our main focus was on ensuring that there was a pathway forward for the plan and, importantly, securing the 450 gigalitres of environmental flows to South Australia. There was only very basic discussion about the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission and no detailed conversations were had in regard to it.

Mr Bignell: It's pretty important.

The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition.