Question On Notice No. 228 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 August 2021 by Hon Colin De Grussa
Question Directed to the: Minister for Agriculture and Food
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 528-
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Question
I refer to post-border detections or incursions of declared and exotic pests in Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) how many post-border detections or incursions of declared and exotic pests have there been for the following years, and what pests have been found:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21;
(b) for those in (a), what has been the expenditure on detection, controlling or eradicating these pests for the following years:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21; and
(c) for those in (a), how much matched funding has been received from industry and the Federal Government, for the following years:
(i) 2017-18;
(ii) 2018-19;
(iii) 2019-20; and
(iv) 2020-21?
Answered on 7 September 2021
(a)-(c) Please refer to attached table.