House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Aquaculture Industry Aquaculture Industry Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Flinders Aquaculture Industry Mr TRELOAR (Flinders) (15:30): Supplementary, and the temptation is to repeat the earlier question, but I won't. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, resist temptation. Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Mr TRELOAR: Supplementary: what due diligence was undertaken by the government (1) in relation to the site itself, given there were three companies involved at various stages all going broke, and (2) in relation to the companies involved? 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 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) (15:31): I again thank the member for Flinders for the question and acknowledge his genuine interest, as opposed to the member for Bragg, who just wants to get up here— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister is called to order. I will deal with any misconduct by the member for Bragg. It is not for the minister to comment on the conduct of the member for Bragg. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: For two of the four minutes that I was trying to answer the previous question, I had them yelling out at me. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I— The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: —so if you provide no protection to the person who is on their feet— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: —will accept that the minister was sorely provoked by the member for Bragg, but would he now address the question without reference to the member for Bragg. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Thank you, sir. PIRSA has engaged a supplier, who will begin removing equipment from the former sites in the very near future. The site rehabilitation— Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Mr TRELOAR: Point of order: my supplementary question was about the due diligence the government undertook on the site and the companies involved. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: This is news— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: It's leading into the answer. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Absolutely, and it actually tells the story of what is happening over there and the work that PIRSA has done to get this— Members interjecting: The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Well, I think the most important thing is that we get the mess cleaned up over there. That is the most important thing. The most important thing— Members interjecting: The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Look at all the experts. The most important thing is that there is an environmental mess over on Eyre Peninsula, and that's my priority—to get that cleaned up. Ms Chapman interjecting: The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: Your priority is to come in here and play politics; mine isn't. My priority is to clean up this mess. PIRSA has engaged a supplier, who will begin removing equipment from the former sites in the very near future. The site rehabilitation is expected to be completed by the end of this year. PIRSA will actively pursue the former lease and licence holder under the provisions of the Aquaculture Act in relation to the failure to rehabilitate the site and to recover any costs incurred by PIRSA to rehabilitate the site. In addition, PIRSA has called in bank guarantees held against the aquaculture leases to partially offset the costs to rehabilitate the sites. PIRSA has also been advised of debris from Ocean Abalone Australia No 1 Pty Ltd's marine-based aquaculture sites being washed up on local beaches near Elliston and nearby Waldegrave Island. Fisheries officers are conducting regular beach and sea patrols of the area, including Waldegrave Island, and have removed debris and/or secured debris for removal as soon as weather and transport— Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Mr TRELOAR: Point of order: I would ask that the minister return to the substance of the supplementary question I asked. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Which is the question of due diligence. Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Mr TRELOAR: Due diligence. The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL: As I said, our priority is to get in and clean this up by the end of the year—that's our priority. We will have a look at those other issues as time goes by, but our priority is to get in there and clean up. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The motion before the house is that the house note grievances. The Standing Orders Committee is delighted to see that the member for Finniss has the first grievance speech.