Committee Function
A Select Committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on the findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission and Productivity Commission as they relate to decisions of the South Australian Government, with particular reference to -
a) The advice considered by the South Australian Government in making the decision to endorse the equivalent of 3200 GL of environmental benefits and whether it represented an Environmentally Sustainable Level of Take under the Water Act
b) The rationale for the South Australian government supporting a package of measures at the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council on 14 December 2018, including the socio-economic criteria;
c) The current and potential options for the best available science to inform such decision- making;
d) The consideration given by the South Australian government to the recommendations from the independent report provided by Ernst and Young for the Basin Ministerial Council on delivering the 450GL of water for the environment;
e) Any recommendation, finding or observation in the report of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission 2019, as deemed relevant by the committee;
f) Any recommendation, finding or observation in the Productivity Commission’s Murray Darling Basin 5 Year Review, as deemed relevant by the Committee; and
g) Any other related matters;