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The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): I have a further supplementary. I didn't realise he was an amateur pilot, but I can see him in a Biggles outfit.

The PRESIDENT: Have you got a question?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: How does the department monitor whether operators are complying with the guidelines the minister has just outlined?

The PRESIDENT: All airspaces. Minister.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:25): It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant some members opposite can be of normal government business activities. Interactions with marine mammals are not permitted unless you have a permit. You must fill out the forms and you must apply the regulations as they have been imposed by the feds and the states. My department monitors those and adheres to those policies. Anyone who doesn't that we come into contact with, that are reported to us, will be asked the questions about why they did not.