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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus</name>
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        <heading>Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-02-19T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-02-19T14:41:10+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:41):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before directing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of tomato brown rugose fruit virus.</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000676">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  The PIRSA tomato brown rugose fruit virus webpage shows a dashboard with a number of tests in the queue, the expected wait time in business days, and the total number of samples tested. While this is a commendable initiative, the results on the dashboard don't reflect the experience that tomato growers have shared with the opposition. For instance, on 7 January, the dashboard claimed a waiting time of four business days, when one grower told the opposition that at that stage they had been waiting for over four weeks. My questions for the minister are:</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000678">1.&amp;#x9;How often is the dashboard updated by the government?</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000679">2.&amp;#x9;Is the dashboard in real time and, if not, why not?</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000680">3.&amp;#x9;How does the minister reconcile the difference between claims of the efficiency of testing for brown rugose virus on the dashboard and the real-life experience of growers in the field?</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000681">4.&amp;#x9;If the dashboard is not posting accurate data, what value is it adding for growers?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-02-19T14:42:26+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:42):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her questions. My advice is that the dashboard is updated daily in terms of business days, so Monday to Friday. It reflects those tests that are for market access, so predominantly Western Australia and Queensland. My advice is that it is accurate. Obviously, if there are concerns around that, I am happy to have specific details.</text>
        <text id="20250219d3a47fa3e05b49e980000683">I note that the honourable member refers to 7 January. If she would like to provide the specific details of the grower who apparently hadn't received tests in the time that was stated, I am happy to follow that up and see if that can be clarified.</text>
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