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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 977 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 October 2022 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

STABLE FLY — MANAGEMENT PLAN

977. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:

I refer to question without notice 231 asked by me on 23 March 2022 regarding the stable fly action group, or SFAG, and to the review of the 2019 stable fly management plan.

(1) When will the review referred to in the minister's answer to question without notice 231, which states that it is due to be completed in September or October this year, be completed; and will the minister commit to tabling this review?

(2) Is the 2023 review as proposed in correspondence to SFAG an additional review to that proposed in the response to question without notice 231?

(3) Will the minister reconvene the regulatory reference group to undertake the proposed 2023 review of the SFMP; and, if not, why not?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question.

(1)–(3) I have requested that the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development assists Hon Darren West, MLC, with an interim review of the stable fly management plan 2019 following the completion of the first year of operation. I will report on that review before the house rises this year. A full review of the SFMP will commence in mid-2023. This will allow for two years of data to be collected under full operation of the management measures and controls of the current SFMP and ensure accurate data is informing the review. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will consult with key stakeholders regarding the process for the SFMP review. Arrangements for the release of the review will be considered as part of this. I am hoping that when I provide my report, we can confirm some design of that full review.