Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Biosecurity Cost Recovery BIOSECURITY COST RECOVERY The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE Legislative Council BIOSECURITY COST RECOVERY The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:20): I have a supplementary question arising from the minister's answer. Can the minister justify to the house why her department would be recommending full cost recovery for biosecurity when none of the other states in Australia, as I understand it, has full cost recovery? The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women BIOSECURITY COST RECOVERY The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (15:20): I have been advised that most other states are, in fact, exploring that option. I have been advised that there seems to be a national trend towards cost recovery, and my understanding is that a number of other jurisdictions are looking at it very carefully. I have also indicated that it is consistent with what occurs in a number of other primary industry sectors here in South Australia.