SA Water

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:42): A supplementary arising out of the minister's answer. I am surprised that the minister did not refer to the front page of Tuesday's Advertiser. Will the minister undertake to provide a response to the specific questions I asked as to whether or not the customer satisfaction rating research for the period April through June was actually conducted and, if so, why it has not been published on the SA Water website?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (14:43): I did answer that in my statement in response to the Hon. Mr Lucas' very brave question about privatisation—

An honourable member: Foolish.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Foolish, maybe; courageous. I have answered that, Mr President. I said that SA Water uses third-party contractors to assist in tracking customer satisfaction throughout the year. Then I talked about each quarter survey. My understanding is that that procedure has not changed. I will ask SA Water why there is some tardiness in updating the website, but—

The Hon. R.I. Lucas interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: It is not the only question that needs an answer, because SA Water, without a Labor government to protect it, would go down the privatisation path if this bloke gets in charge again. However, I understand the Hon. David Ridgway has plans about that, and we will hear about that later.