Senate debates

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Water Amendment Bill 2008

In Committee

9:44 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Sorry, I will clarify that: there is nothing in front of the minister in relation to that. But the point I was raising was that this whole process is looking at this after the event. In other words, there will be huge implications for the Murray-Darling Basin in terms of water being taken out of the basin. The audit process is after the event; it does not look at the issues of concern that the Victorian Auditor-General, Des Pearson, raised in his report of April 2008. So that is the first step. Rather than bombarding the minister with half-a-dozen questions, perhaps we should deal with them one at a time.

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