SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOREST INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): Supplementary question. Could the minister provide some information:

1. How much will the new forestry council board members be paid?

2. In which budget line will they appear in the budget?

3. What are the administrative costs?

4. Why do their terms expire in May 2014?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for his most important question. I just don't have the figures with me, Mr President, but there are board sitting costs to which this board has entitlements. As well as that, I am informed that obviously the budget line is PIRSA.

The Hon. R.I. Lucas: That was a great help from your staff, wasn't it?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Yes, very helpful; thanks for that. Thanks guys, that was good.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Minister, you will undertake to bring back that information?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Yes, Mr President. There are standard board sitting fees—but I do not carry those figures around in my head—that they have access to. There are also fees associated with the objects, the fact that they are required to put the strategic plan together; they are required to do it in a 12-month period and that is why the term is for 12 months. There are special fees associated with that for the chair and also sitting members. I am happy to provide the detailed amounts. I will take those on notice and bring them back.