DESALINATION PLANT

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:54): I have another supplementary question. Does the minister believe that if there were very similar or same conditions Riverland irrigators would have their entitlements reduced again, rather than using the desalination plant?

The PRESIDENT: It is seeking your opinion, minister, but—

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:55): Mr President, the honourable member didn't listen to my answer at all. She would have heard, if that was the case, that we are currently working on a plan with the communities about how we would face those triggers into the future. I have said before, and I will say it again for the honourable member's benefit and those opposite, it will depend on the environmental conditions of the day. Those decisions need to be made on that evidence before us.