House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is again to the Premier. Did any member of the federal Coalition raise with the Premier not granting an extension for the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission as requested by the royal commissioner? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Could you please repeat that? Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: Did any member of the federal Coalition raise with the Premier not granting an extension in the timing of the royal commission, as he requested? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: There is a fair bit in that one. Deputy Premier. The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg Deputy Premier Attorney-General The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (14:29): As the minister responsible in respect of the royal commissions, I'm not aware of any request made to any of the ministers of the South Australian government. I had dialogue with the royal commissioner, Bret Walker SC, both in personal attendances and in correspondence in respect of the specific request as to any extension. There were no oral communications. There were certainly some written communications arising out of the abundant loss of fish in relation to a weather event arising out of that.