CEDUNA QUARANTINE STATION

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:12): By way of further supplementary question, will the minister rule out the subcontracting out of the whole of the quarantine station to the Western Australian government?

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) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for his question. I have not considered this model at all, so this is the first, to my knowledge.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: They're the rumours running around.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Well, I'm just saying that to the best of my knowledge it is not a model I have looked at or considered and not a model I am considering. I have already said that I am happy to take that question on notice and bring back a response.