Royal Commissioner on the Murray-Darling Basin

88 The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (25 October 2018). Can the Attorney-General advise:

1. Has the Attorney-General apologised to the royal commissioner on the Murray-Darling Basin as he requested?

2. Has the Attorney-General corrected the record after the royal commissioner on the Murray-Darling Basin wrote to her describing her public statements as 'wrong'?

3. Why did the Attorney-General not allow an extension for the Royal Commission on the Murray-Darling Basin?

4. Does the Attorney-General accept the view of the royal commissioner for the Murray-Darling Basin that he required an extension in order to pursue the summons issued to commonwealth officials?

5. Did the Attorney-General receive any requests from the commonwealth government ministers or their staff—to not support an extension for the royal commission on the Murray-Darling Basin?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): The Attorney-General has provided the following advice:

Matters raised in this question have been answered in the thorough debate of the Royal Commissions (Extraterritorial Application) Amendment Bill 2018 in the House of Assembly.

Further, correspondence between the Attorney-General and Commissioner Walker is publicly available here: https://mdbrcsa.govcms.gov.au/newsroom/media-statement-murray-darling-basin-royal-commission-0

No requests from the commonwealth government, ministers or their staff were received to not support an extension for the commission.