Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-05-12 Daily Xml

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WATER ALLOCATIONS

The Hon. DAVID WINDERLICH (15:06): The minister referred to water not being moved; that also describes the sale of residential real estate which is also subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval. Has the South Australian government given any consideration to raising with the federal government the matter of requiring approval for significant sales of water by the Foreign Investment Review Board?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:06): That is essentially the question that the Hon. Robert Brokenshire asked—whether there had been any approach in relation to that. As I said, it is really a federal government matter as to what is referred to the Foreign Investment Review Board, so I will take that on notice.