FRUIT FLY

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:05): As a supplementary question, will the minister rule out any repeats of the attempts to close the night shifts at the Yamba and Ceduna quarantine stations and the consideration of moving the Ceduna station to the border with Western Australia?

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) (15:06): The government has no intentions of making any changes to our current roadblock arrangements to the best of my knowledge. I have indicated in this place several times before—but it always takes a few times to get it across to the opposition—that a report was conducted in relation to the best way to conduct and model some of our fruit fly outposts. We believe that the current arrangements are efficient and effective and, while they continue to be efficient and effective, we do not contemplate any changes.