Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:40): I thank Senator Xenophon for his question. As the senator indicated, he asked a number of questions yesterday. Minister Burke has supplied me with the following information. The Commonwealth has committed $1.2 million to the South Australian government to undertake a feasibility study and to develop a business case for the River Murray Improvement Program. In accordance with this agreement, South Australia was required to submit by 21 December 2012 a draft business case that met milestone requirements specified in the business case funding agreement. On 21 December 2012 the Commonwealth received for discussion purposes part of what was described by South Australian officials as a preliminary draft business case for the $180 million River Murray Improvement Program, with further material provided by South Australia on 10 and 17 January 2013. Further detail was sought from South Australia. Discussions on requirements continued between South Australia and Commonwealth officials during January and February 2013. South Australia submitted a partial draft business case to the Commonwealth on 28 February 2013, with other material provided on 1 March 2013. Senator Xenophon: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. Senator Conroy is just reading from the answer that he provided to my office several hours ago. These are fresh questions that I asked. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. Senator CONROY: I appreciate that Senator Xenophon may have seen this and it does not have broader knowledge, but I will add further information as we go. As I said, the Commonwealth provided South Australia with feedback on the draft business case on 14 March. South Australia is continuing to develop the business case. These are significant projects that need a large amount of detail, including governance arrangements. Negotiation on such projects can take time, and once a final business case is submitted for the RMIP, Commonwealth due diligence assessment will be conducted. Following due diligence assessment, a recommendation will be provided to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, including on any conditions required for the program to proceed if approved. If approved, a funding agreement will be put in place with the South Australian government— (Time expired)