Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Vessel Monitoring Systems Vessel Monitoring Systems The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Vessel Monitoring Systems The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): I seek leave to make a brief explanation prior to addressing questions to the Minister for Primary Industries regarding vessel monitoring systems. Leave granted. The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: Yesterday during question time, at the end of replying to a question I asked regarding ongoing maintenance and repairs of VMS devices, the minister said: I guess I would ask the honourable member: is she opposed to appropriate real-time compliance and monitoring? My questions to the minister on this matter today are: does the minister think the current compliance program is insufficient? If so, can she provide evidence to this chamber as to why she believes it is currently insufficient? The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:23): My department is always looking for ways to improve efficiency and efficacy. I think that is something that should always be top of mind for departments and, indeed, for businesses as well, for that matter. I think the VMS has proved elsewhere to be of benefit. As I have mentioned before in this place, a number of fisheries in South Australia already utilise VMS.