House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Camden Park Sinkhole Camden Park Sinkhole Mr PATTERSON House of Assembly Morphett Camden Park Sinkhole Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (14:46): My question is to the Deputy Premier. Will the government provide compensation to businesses at Camden Park and, if not, why not? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr PATTERSON House of Assembly Morphett Mr PATTERSON: The sinkhole is causing chaos for local businesses in my electorate, forcing some to temporarily close, including Tyrepower, which estimates they will lose thousands of dollars. The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Premier Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Minister for Defence and Space Industries Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (14:46): The advice I have is that SA Water has been working with each of the affected customers, organising initial clean-up, obviously, and working with insurers, and intends to and is covering all out-of-pocket expenses. The extent to which that strays into then compensation is something that I will inquire of SA Water.