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.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Water Pricing The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:32): By way of supplementary question, will the minister avail himself of the advice from ESCOSA, which talked about reducing tier 1 prices, which would have assisted vulnerable customers? 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 Water Pricing The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:32): The advice from ESCOSA from time to time is taken into consideration by the government, but we do not make decisions based just on economic theory. We look after people in hardship, we look after people who are on low incomes— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The minister has the floor. The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: —and we look after people in rural and regional South Australia, knowing that they will get a cheaper price from water from postage-stamp pricing, and we will adhere to that policy.