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Algal Bloom

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:56): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of responses to the algal bloom.

Leave granted.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: As the minister has said today, accurate public information is important. It is now 15 weeks since she was asked when PIRSA first started monitoring the algal bloom. In addition, she was asked what type of brevetoxins had been detected and on what dates. She undertook to take those questions on notice. This chamber and the people of South Australia are still waiting for an answer.

In following weeks, she stated there had been a meeting of 80 leading scientists several times to this chamber. She was asked to provide the names of those scientists and undertook to provide an answer. The South Australian public and this chamber are still waiting for an answer to that question.

I note that on the departmental website there is a list of that science forum and it goes nowhere near 80 leading scientists, or 80 people at all, attending that day. My question to the minister is: given accurate public information is very important, when will she answer these questions that the South Australian public wants to know?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:57): I thank the honourable member for her question. As far as I am aware, there aren't any questions on notice to me that have gone beyond the required timeframes. I am happy to double-check that and update the chamber if they indeed have gone beyond the required timeframes.

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