❓ A WA parliament member questions the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries about submissions regarding genetically modified free zones, specifically inquiring about a paper from the Export Grains Centre and requesting its analysis before a trip to Sydney. The Minister provides updates on submission numbers and agrees to consider the paper.
AnsweredQoN 1184Legislative Council
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED FREE ZONES, SUBMISSIONS
(1) Will the minister give the House an indication, in round figures, of the number of submissions he has received to a discussion paper on genetically modified free zones? (2) Is the minister aware of the very detailed and authoritative paper that has been submitted by the Export Grains Centre Ltd, Western Australia? If not, will the minister arrange to get a copy of that sent to him or his officers? If he cannot, I can table the paper. (3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) Will the minister give the House an indication, in round figures, of the number of submissions he has received to a discussion paper on genetically modified free zones? (2) Is the minister aware of the very detailed and authoritative paper that has been submitted by the Export Grains Centre Ltd, Western Australia? If not, will the minister arrange to get a copy of that sent to him or his officers? If he cannot, I can table the paper. (3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(2) Is the minister aware of the very detailed and authoritative paper that has been submitted by the Export Grains Centre Ltd, Western Australia? If not, will the minister arrange to get a copy of that sent to him or his officers? If he cannot, I can table the paper. (3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(2) Is the minister aware of the very detailed and authoritative paper that has been submitted by the Export Grains Centre Ltd, Western Australia? If not, will the minister arrange to get a copy of that sent to him or his officers? If he cannot, I can table the paper. (3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(3) Will the minister give an undertaking to have the paper analysed and studied so that he can be fully briefed on it before he takes a very important trip to Sydney? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(1) From recollection, the closure date for those submissions is 25 March, and I am aware that submissions are flooding in. I am aware of that because I respond with a form letter to each of them; therefore, I need to see them all. I roughly estimate that about 100 to 150 submissions have been received so far. The rate of responses is beginning to peak about now. It is reasonable to expect a rush of submissions towards the closure date. If I get a request to extend that submission period - that has not yet happened - I would be more than happy to consider it. Recently, I received a letter from a shire council in the east metropolitan area that felt it had not had enough time to prepare a submission. If I get any more of those requests, I will consider extending the time line by a couple of weeks. (2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(2) I am not sure whether we are talking about the same company. I would appreciate it if the member would table a copy of the paper, which he offered to do when he asked the question. I am aware of the work done by the Export Grains Centre. Last year, a number of members of Parliament and I attended a briefing from the Export Grains Centre. I have looked at its paper. If the member can provide me with a copy of it, I would be happy to make further comments and include it for consideration in the light of the other submissions. (3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
(3) I will undertake to consider the paper submitted by the Export Grains Centre. I have just received advice that the submission period closed on 28 February and that about 50 submissions have been received, which is not as many as I thought.
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