House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Water Recovery Socio-Economic Criteria Water Recovery Socio-Economic Criteria Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Water Recovery Socio-Economic Criteria Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:08): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Water. Does the minister accept that he has been discourteous to the royal commissioner by not informing him of the change in the government's position on the socio-economic criteria for water efficiency? With your leave and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: The senior counsel assisting the royal commission, in response to an answer given yesterday by the minister, made the following public statement: 'Minister Speirs submitted to the commissioner and to the Productivity Commission— Mr Duluk interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Waite is called to order. Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: —the 450 gigalitre criteria should not change,' then did the opposite to that after the commission hearings had concluded, without the courtesy of a further submission. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier and the member for West Torrens are called to order. The Hon. A. Piccolo interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Light is also called to order. Mr Malinauskas interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition is called to order. The Hon. Z.L. Bettison interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Ramsay is called to order. The minister has the call. The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Minister for Environment and Water The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:09): No, I do not.