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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-04-04 Daily Xml
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FRUIT FLY

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (14:37): Will the minister consider committing more resources to raising public awareness about fruit fly and more frequent random roadblocks at approaches to the Riverland, particularly at non long weekend times?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:37): We allocate resources around the management of fruit fly according to needs. I am not aware of any indication that we need to be increasing our activity. The level of activity—

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: You think the message is getting through?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: There is no indication that our fruit fly management problem is becoming any more serious. There is no indication that the problem is becoming worse or that compliance in some way is deteriorating.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: So 540 kilograms of fruit in one weekend and that is not a problem?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Any breach in compliance is a problem. What it is showing is that our current system is in fact working. As I said, I am not aware of any indication that the problem is becoming worse, that our management system is failing in any way or that lack of compliance is on the increase. It would seem that we are managing very well with our current system. As I said, the resources are managed on an as-needs basis.

Activity, officers and inspectors are moved around according to where the need is most at the time. In terms of numbers and hours, those assessments and judgements are made according to activity. They are operational matters, and I believe that the agency manages that extremely well. As I said, it would appear that our current management activities are working extremely well.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Dawkins has a further supplementary.

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