Marine Scalefish Fishery

The Hon. C. BONAROS (15:00): Further supplementary: back to the first question I asked. How many licence holders will this government decision impact?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:00): I reiterate again, the decision we are referring to, which has been found by SACAT to have no legal foundation, was a decision of the former Liberal government. The member is welcome to look at the SACAT rulings.

The Hon. C. Bonaros: I've read it.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I am glad to hear that she has already looked at some of them, which is excellent. There were approximately 180 who did not apply for exceptional circumstances—presumably they had no exceptional circumstances to apply for—and then there were a number of others who claimed exceptional circumstances. When they were not upheld, some of them have gone to SACAT and not been upheld. Others to do with what is called the pro-rata policy are the ones we are referring to in this.