Duck Hunting Season

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:07): A supplementary question arising out of the answer: minister, given that Mr Brokenshire wasn't talking about wiping out wood ducks, how difficult would it be for the Hon. Mr  Brokenshire to get a pest destruction permit to reduce the problems that he is having with wood ducks attacking his valuable lucerne?

The Hon. R.L. Brokenshire: And my chicory.

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS: And his chicory?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (15:08): I don't have an appreciation of the Hon. Mr Brokenshire's particular circumstances and whether in fact he would be seen as a fit and proper person to hold a firearms licence.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: I don't know, but certainly he can apply to his natural resource centre and work through those processes. I have got to say, if the species of duck that he wishes to target is in fact a protected species, then he is going to have some difficulties with that, but if he can show that it's having a detrimental impact on his economic income at his second job—

An honourable member: First job.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: —at his first job, perhaps, then he might have a chance of persuading those very sympathetic staff at the natural resource centre of his plight. They may be able to work with him, in the first instance, in some nondestructive methods that might be able to solve his problems.