Drought Assistance

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): Supplementary: did the minister consider support for a seed bank or a seed swap for farmers to get back to business for next year's plantings?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:32): Whilst I appreciate that wasn't part of the original answer, I am happy to answer it.

The PRESIDENT: A supplementary question is to arise from the answer, not the question. Are you choosing to answer, minister?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I am choosing to answer. In terms of the briefings that I have received about the feedback from the various draft round tables and other fora that I have mentioned, a seed bank didn't appear in that as something that had been raised as a high priority. I certainly haven't had multiple people raise that with me. If it's something that there is widespread support for, even if it hasn't been raised as a high priority in the forums, I am more than happy to continue to engage with producers and look at what additional measures may be required.