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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 637 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 June 2020 by Hon Rick Mazza

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FISHERIES ADJUSTMENT SCHEME — BOAT LICENCES

637. Hon RICK MAZZA to the minister representing the Minister for Fisheries:

Can the minister please advise —

(1) How many fishing boat licences in unmanaged Western Australian fisheries have been repurchased under the fisheries adjustment scheme?

(2) How many fishing boat licences in unmanaged WA fisheries have been subject under the fisheries adjustment scheme to —

(a) act-of-grace payments;

(b) acquired subject to confidentiality agreements; and

(c) any other buyback schemes?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Fisheries.

(1) In the last 10 years, seven fishing boat licences in unmanaged fisheries have been surrendered and compensated.

(2) (a)–(c) Nil.