❓ Hon. Moore questions the Minister on the meaning of "as planned" regarding water extraction from new bores, given the Water Corporation's unchanged request despite the new infrastructure. The Minister's response deflects, referencing previous questions and potential reasons for discrepancies between allocation and abstraction.
AnsweredQoN 1639Legislative Council
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I again refer the minister to the answer he gave to a question I asked earlier this afternoon on how the community would benefit from the extra water supply from the three new bores in the Yarragadee. The answer I received was that the community should fully benefit because extraction from these additional bores for 2003-04 should be as planned. Will the minister explain to the House what is meant by the words “as planned”, bearing in mind that the request by the Water Corporation to the Water and Rivers Commission for 2003-04 is exactly the same as the request it made last year, before these bores were even put in the ground? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
Will the minister explain to the House what is meant by the words “as planned”, bearing in mind that the request by the Water Corporation to the Water and Rivers Commission for 2003-04 is exactly the same as the request it made last year, before these bores were even put in the ground? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
Will the minister explain to the House what is meant by the words “as planned”, bearing in mind that the request by the Water Corporation to the Water and Rivers Commission for 2003-04 is exactly the same as the request it made last year, before these bores were even put in the ground? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
The Leader of the Opposition may recall that he asked me a question, I think on Wednesday, on this issue. The Leader of the Opposition has asked me a number of questions this week on matters relating to this issue. A question was asked yesterday, but I was not in the House and an answer was given on my behalf. I think the Leader of the Opposition asked me a question on Wednesday about the difference between the amount of allocation granted and the abstraction. In that answer I pointed out that there were a number of reasons for the difference, including equipment failure, delay - which I understand was not of great duration with respect to the bores being in operation - and closure of a treatment plant. Those factors may occur. That is why the answer was crafted to read “should”.
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