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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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WATER SECURITY COMMISSIONER

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:39): My question is to the Premier. Is the Premier going to keep water commissioner Robyn McLeod in her role, given that the advice she gave the Premier publicly on 10 November 2009 was, 'My advice has been I do not want to see any relaxing in water restrictions'?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:40): This is interesting, because it relates to the last issue. It is quite clear that the police commissioner has a different viewpoint to the Leader of the Opposition, so that means she would sack him. That is what she is basically saying.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. M.D. RANN: They don't like it—

Mr PENGILLY: I have a point of order, Mr Speaker.

The Hon. M.D. RANN: —because their inconsistency has been exposed.

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr PENGILLY: Once again, the Premier is debating the issue.

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for Finniss! When the Speaker is on his feet, I expect all members to sit down. The member for Finniss has a point of order.

Mr PENGILLY: I apologise, sir. I believe the Premier is once again debating the issue, not answering the question directly.

The SPEAKER: I will listen to what the Premier has to say. He must not debate the answer but I do not think he has done that as yet. The Premier.

The Hon. M.D. RANN: Thank you, sir. It is really important to listen to the experts. The Leader of the Opposition said that we should not listen to the experts, that we should not listen to Robyn McLeod, that we should not listen to SA Water, that we should not listen to John Lamb, that we should not listen to Michael Keelan, and that we should not listen to the people whom we employ to give us frank and fearless advice. So we have a situation where the Leader of the Opposition is one minute saying, 'Don't listen to the experts, just do it. Take a punt, take a risk, be reckless.' That is what we see from this opposition: if it is not divided, it is reckless. One day it is reckless, the next day it is divided.

The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier is now debating. The member for Mawson.

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