Gulf St Vincent Prawn Fishery

134 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().28 September 2022).

1. What is the time line for implementation of the new Gulf St Vincent prawn management plan?

2. What is the total funding allocated to the implementation of the new Gulf St Vincent prawn management plan?

3. Who has been consulted on the new Gulf St Vincent prawn management plan?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries):

I am advised: the new management plan for the South Australian commercial Gulf St Vincent prawncame into effect on 1 July 2022 and is in place for a period of 10 years, expiring on 30 June 2032.

I am further advised that the total funding allocated to the implementation of the management plan is cost recovered through legislated licence fees in accordance with the government's cost recovery policy, which provides that the costs attributed to the management of the fishery are recovered from industry.

The procedures for preparing a management plan, as outlined in section 44 of the Fisheries Management Act, were followed in developing that plan. The management planwas developed with feedback provided by the Gulf St Vincent prawn fishery management plan advisory committee.

The advisory committee is the recognised peak advisory body to government on management of the Gulf St Vincent prawn fishery.

As required under the Act, a draft of the plan was referred to the representative of all signatories to any Indigenous land use agreement that is in force in relation to any area to which the plan relates and released for a mandatory public consultation for a period of two months, as required by section 44(3)(a) and 44(3)(b) of the act. In conducting the public consultation, key stakeholders including representative bodies of other fishing sectors and other government departments were directly invited to comment.