Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Water Pricing Water Pricing The Hon. J.A. DARLEY Legislative Council Water Pricing The Hon. J.A. DARLEY (15:20): Can the minister advise whether licences are issued for dams that are used for stock and domestic use only; and, if so, why? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: That is a supplementary, is that right? The Hon. J.A. DARLEY Legislative Council The Hon. J.A. DARLEY: Yes. The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:21): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary. I think his question is getting to the question of whether water is being used purely for stock and domestic situations or whether it is also being used for commercial agriculture. It goes to the question, of course, whether stock and domestic dams are metered, if they are over five megalitres in volume. Of course, we do that because we need to know how much water is being taken out of the resource. If water is being used purely for stock and domestic purposes, there is no requirement to pay a fee.