Marine Scalefish Fishery

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): Supplementary: will the minister put a hold on current licence increases while this situation is sorted out?

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, the question was not directed at you.

The Hon. N.J. Centofanti interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The honourable Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Minister, sit down. Do you want to listen to the answer to your supplementary question or not?

The Hon. N.J. Centofanti: She just answered it.

The PRESIDENT: Do you want to listen to the answer to your supplementary question?

The Hon. N.J. Centofanti: Yes, Mr President, I do.

The PRESIDENT: In silence.

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Attorney!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:28): What is in place is the opportunity for licence holders to request financial circumstances assessment. Anyone who has written to me in regard to this has been offered the opportunity to do so.