POTATO INDUSTRY

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:16): To what extent has the local potato industry been informed of the proposed quarantine measures that the minister has just outlined?

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) (15:17): My understanding is that that information has been circulated. I mentioned the 60-day consultation period where the risk management plan was outlined and members of the public were invited to make comment and raise any issues of concern around that plan.