House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Sheep Industry Fund Sheep Industry Fund In reply to Mr PEDERICK House of Assembly Hammond Sheep Industry Fund In reply to Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (25 May 2015). The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson Minister for Agriculture Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing Sheep Industry Fund The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport, Minister for Racing): The Sheep Industry Fund is administered by the South Australian Sheep Advisory Group (SASAG), which met on 25 May 2016 to discuss its funded projects for 2016-17. Once the fund's 2016-17 budget is formally endorsed by the Sheep Advisory Group it is sent to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries for approval. Given the Sheep Advisory Committee has only recently adopted its budget, and pending the Minister's approval of the SASAG proposed budget, the increase in the contribution rate, if supported, is likely to be in place within several months. This time frame has been incorporated into the fund's budget and will enable all of the advisory group's current programs and future projects to assist and promote the South Australian sheep industry.