CEDUNA QUARANTINE STATION

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:04): I have a further supplementary question. Given that these events occurred in a sitting week, why did the minister not advise the council the day after the email was sent to the radio station that she had made that decision?

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) (15:04): There was no need to.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: I had asked you only two days earlier.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Well, so what? You will get your answer. I have said you will get your answer.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: So that is the way you work. You make a decision but, 'I'm not going to tell you about it for six months.'

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: He will get his answer. A public statement was made and it is there for all and sundry, as it should be.