Water Pricing

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:39): Supplementary question: does the minister acknowledge that SA Water has always been reported in the section for utilities with 100,000-plus connected properties, as has been reported consistently through the NPR and, secondly, why is he saying that this is the Bureau of Meteorology's choice to aggregate this when, in fact, the report says, 'SA Water Corporation has moved to reporting a single value for its entire urban business'?

The Hon. R.L. Brokenshire: Yes, good question. Let's get a decent answer.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (14:40): I'm not quite sure who to respond to: the Hon. Mr Brokenshire behind me or the Hon. Ms Michelle Lensink. Again, they don't really understand—and that's not a surprise, Mr President; it is a complex area and I don't expect them to spend a lot of time in this area. But, really, at the end of the day, to come in here and purport that SA Water has made these determinations when, in fact, it is the Bureau of Meteorology's report is completely erroneous.

The Hon. R.L. Brokenshire interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: The Hon. Brokenshire says, 'Well, what's it got to do with the Bureau of Meteorology?'

The Hon. R.L. Brokenshire interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: But they are very good at doing national comparative reports, and that is how they have come up with these figures.