Wastewater Allocations

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:16): I have a further supplementary question. Can the minister confirm if his cabinet colleagues, the Hon. Tom Koutsantonis Treasurer, or the Hon. Kyam Maher minister for whatever he is, Northern Adelaide, have received offers and proposals of shovel-ready projects from local producers in that particular area?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (15:17): As I said, we went out to market with an EOI. We went to market with an EOI and a preferred proponent was determined through that process. That is exactly the way it should be done. It was proper and we do not go and do deals, as the Hon. Mr Ridgway might be suggesting we do, when we go through a public process of EOIs. That is the opportunity for private sector investors to put up their projects and have them analysed side by side with other proponents—and that is exactly what we have done.