Exotic Animal Diseases

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (14:30): Supplementary: have the recent budget cuts to your department impacted on your ability to deliver these important services?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:30): As I have mentioned on a number of occasions in this place the biosecurity section of PIRSA has not had any savings made in terms of staff or any of that because we recognise how important biosecurity is both to our state and to our nation.