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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 163 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 March 2019 by Hon Jim Chown

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

SHARKS — HAZARD MITIGATION — DRUM LINE TRIAL

163. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister for Fisheries:

This is the third consecutive question that the minister has asked for an extension of time to answer, as opposed to the allotted time frame, which is normally undertaken —

The PRESIDENT: Member, why do you not just ask your question without the long preamble and see whether there is an answer?

Hon JIM CHOWN: I will ask my question.

Several members interjected.

The PRESIDENT: Order! Hansard finds it very difficult to hear members on their feet if you are yelling over them.

Hon JIM CHOWN: I ask —

(1) What are the names of all independent observers who have participated, to date, in the Shark-Management-Alert-In-Real-Time drum line trial?

(2) Which organisations or interest groups do the independent observers named in (1) represent?

(3) For each independent observer named in (1), which member of the SMART drum line trial ministerial reference group nominated that person?

(4) Have any independent observers in the SMART drum line trial been paid to participate by either the state government or an organisation represented on the SMART drum line trial ministerial reference group?

(5) Will the minister table the minutes of the SMART drum line trial ministerial reference group meeting at which independent observers of the trial were discussed and agreed; and, if not, why not?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. I am happy to say that we have a very good answer for him. The Minister for Fisheries has provided the following information.

(1) It is Mr Michael Dicks.

(2) It is the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

(3) It is Mr Jeff Hansen.

(4) No.

(5) The matter was discussed at the Wednesday, 30 January 2019 meeting of the SMART drum line trial ministerial reference group. I table the attached paper that contains the minute from this agenda item.

[See paper 2461.]

Hon Jim Chown: Why does it take two days to get a response?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN: The member should be happy he got one.