CORONAVIRUS — AGRICULTURE WORKERS
1162. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I ask this question on behalf of
Hon Dr Steve Thomas, who is on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the shortage of farm
workers to harvest this year's crops.
(1) How many
agricultural workers have been approved to date as exempt travellers to this
state's hard border under the agricultural worker exemption category in
each month since the hard border was instigated?
(2) Given that
the agricultural worker exemption category was removed from the list of
exemptions on 18 September, how many
agricultural workers have been approved to date as exempt travellers to this
state's hard border under the general exemption category in each
month since the hard border was instigated?
(3) How many
employment placements have been made as a result of the Work and Wander Out
Yonder campaign to date as a result of the campaign, and how has that been
measured?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I know that the honourable member is aware of the
answer that I am about to give.
Given the complexity of the
question, an answer is not available in the time frame today. However, we will
provide the member with a response on the next sitting day, 3 November.