SA Water

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:51): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Water. When was the meeting between the minister and the chair and CE of SA Water when they recommended to him that water sales be recommended as a savings measure?

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:52): I don't know if the shadow minister understands—

The Hon. C.L. Wingard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Minister for Police, please!

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: —what I said before. I did not say that there was a specific meeting. There would be a number of meetings when budget savings measures would have been worked through and discussed, and the strategy and direction planned by the management and the SA Water board. Water trading, those commercial water activities, have been part of SA Water for many years. There is absolutely no change in terms of the approach that occurred under the previous Labor government. I would think that—

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: —that approach towards managing the SA budget would be something that would be in place for some time to come.