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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 6280 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2020 by Mr I.C. Blayney

Question Directed to the: Minister for Fisheries
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Minister’s media release on the 9 June 2020 titled ‘Accelerated aquaculture development in Mid-West to net local jobs’ and the fact that the accelerated process will ‘shave months off the previous schedule', and I ask:
(a) Please outline the previous schedule including estimates of when the nursery was due to be:
(i) Constructed;
(ii) Open;
(iii) Fully operational; and
(iv) Operating at bi-monthly capacity; and
(b) Please outline what documentation was used to decide the previous schedule?

Answered on 11 August 2020

(a) (i)-(iv)  

Nursery Phase

Previous schedule

Current schedule

Constructed

November 2021

August 2021

Open

December 2021

September 2021

Fully operational

December 2021

September 2021

Operating at bi-monthly capacity

January 2022

October 2021

 

(b) The previous schedule was informed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) following an evaluation process of tenders for the Geraldton finfish nursery design and fit-out.