House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-04-30 Daily Xml

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Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is again to the Premier. Did any member of the federal Coalition raise with the Premier not granting an extension for the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission as requested by the royal commissioner?

The SPEAKER: Could you please repeat that?

Dr CLOSE: Did any member of the federal Coalition raise with the Premier not granting an extension in the timing of the royal commission, as he requested?

The SPEAKER: There is a fair bit in that one. Deputy Premier.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (14:29): As the minister responsible in respect of the royal commissions, I'm not aware of any request made to any of the ministers of the South Australian government. I had dialogue with the royal commissioner, Bret Walker SC, both in personal attendances and in correspondence in respect of the specific request as to any extension. There were no oral communications. There were certainly some written communications arising out of the abundant loss of fish in relation to a weather event arising out of that.