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) (14:56): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Water. Did the minister brief the Attorney-General that evidence was presented to the royal commission that commonwealth-funded on-farm water storage programs were not being monitored? The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Minister for Environment and Water Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:56): Sorry, the minister sneezed. Can the deputy leader please repeat the question? Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: Did the minister brief the Attorney-General that evidence was presented to the royal commission that commonwealth-funded on-farm water storage programs were not being monitored? The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: As I have said a number of times during this question time, I had many discussions with the Deputy Premier, with my cabinet colleagues— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: —in relation to many aspects of the royal commission, the direction the royal commission was going, the evidence that was being tendered— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: —at the various hearings across the state and, in fact, across the nation, and those matters were discussed in cabinet, and of course are a matter of cabinet confidentiality.