Electronic Tag Rebates

326 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().7 February 2024).

1. The number of electronic tag rebates claimed to date (31st January 2024) for dropped lambs since the investment announcement on 8th June 2023.

(a) How many individual producers/businesses have submitted rebates?

(b) How many submissions (in the case of a producer submitting more than one rebate claim)?

(c) Number of lamb tags in each rebate claim?

2. The number of electronic tag rebates claimed to date (31 January 2024) for kid goats since the investment announcement on 8 June 2023.

(a) How many individual producers/businesses have submitted rebates?

(b) How many submissions (in the case of a producer submitting more than one rebate claim)?

(c) Number of kid goat tags in each rebate claim?

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

Between the opening of the eID device rebate on 5 October 2023 until 31 January 2024, a rebate has been claimed and approved on a total of 420,970 tags, comprising 329 individual applications from producers, and based on one application per property identification code (PIC).

The number of tags per claim varies ranging between 10 and 9,500 tags.

A total of 420,370 tags rebate was for the 2023 year of birth colour i.e. sky blue tags and it is assumed the tags are to be used for 2023 born lambs and/or 2023 born goats. There were also 600 tags rebated where producers purchased black tags at the end of 2023 for use in the 2024 lambing season. From 1 January 2024, South Australian producers are able to access discount tags at time of purchase.