House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-02-12 Daily Xml

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Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:20): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Water. Why didn't the minister inform the royal commission that his position on the criteria had changed, given the earlier submission?

The Hon. V.A. Chapman: He didn't get asked.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister has the call.

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (15:20): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the deputy leader for her question. The answer is quite straightforward: I wasn't asked, just like I wasn't afforded procedural fairness in any aspect of the royal commission.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Where are the lawyers? Where's the Attorney-General?

The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens! The member for West Torrens is talking to himself. The deputy leader has the call. The deputy leader and then the member for Heysen.