Fisheries Sector

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on fisheries and cost recovery. Has the minister and her department begun the implementation of the revised and reset policy? If not, when will this begin, and when can the industry expect it to be completed?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I want to hear the answer.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:31): I would have hoped the opposition leader would have wanted to hear it as well. In terms of the cost-recovery report, for those who have read it they would recall that a lot of the actions involved working with industry on a number of different initiatives. So that is an ongoing process and therefore is something that we are continuing to work on both within the department and with stakeholders.