House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Marine Scalefish Fishery Reform

Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (15:05): My question is to the Premier. How long does the government expect the $500,000 voluntary marine scalefish fishery licence surrender study to take and will its findings be made available to industry and the public?

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier, Minister for Defence and Space Industries) (15:05): The first thing is, as I said in my first answer, we are aiming for it to be done by 30 June next year. In terms of the information and the outcomes of that exercise, of course it will be public. If it results in a buyback, of course that will be public information. It wouldn't be a secret, would it?