❓ A parliamentary question addresses concerns about the impact of reviewing Ministerial Policy Guideline No. 8 on aquaculture industry access to coastal waters and approval timeframes. The Minister acknowledges the concerns and outlines steps to address them, including stakeholder consultation and legislative review.
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AQUACULTURE AND PEARLING IN COASTAL WATERS
A major initiative for 2006-07, as outlined in the budget, reads - Review of the Ministerial Policy Guideline No.8: ‘Assessment of applications for authorisations for Aquaculture and Pearling in coastal waters of Western Australia’ to address changing community expectations about assignment of rights to a community resource. (1) Will this result in less access to coastal waters by the aquaculture industry? (2) Will this further extend the unacceptable time frames for decisions that the aquaculture industry faces continually? Hon JON FORD
A major initiative for 2006-07, as outlined in the budget, reads - Review of the Ministerial Policy Guideline No.8: ‘Assessment of applications for authorisations for Aquaculture and Pearling in coastal waters of Western Australia’ to address changing community expectations about assignment of rights to a community resource. (1) Will this result in less access to coastal waters by the aquaculture industry? (2) Will this further extend the unacceptable time frames for decisions that the aquaculture industry faces continually? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(2) Will this further extend the unacceptable time frames for decisions that the aquaculture industry faces continually? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(2) Will this further extend the unacceptable time frames for decisions that the aquaculture industry faces continually? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
I thank Hon Bruce Donaldson for some notice of this question. (1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(1) Ministerial policy guideline 8 provides guidance for a consultation process around applications for pearling and aquaculture activities in coastal waters. It does not prescribe the levels of access but does provide guidance on relevant matters for the assessment of applications. The review of ministerial policy guideline 8 has not yet commenced and, therefore, it is not possible to predetermine the outcome of the review at this time. (2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
(2) The review process will seek comment from all relevant stakeholders, including aquaculturalists, and will address the important issue of approval time frames associated with pearling and aquaculture authorisations. Again the review has not yet commenced, and it is not possible to predetermine the outcome in respect of time frames. This is a very important matter. One issue that we need to address is perhaps the pre-allocation of some of the EPA processes that are allowed to be done in advance, so that we can attract that money. On top of that, my parliamentary secretary, Mick Murray, is doing a good job in inquiring into the government’s legislative impediments and commercial impediments for the aquaculture industry. A number of matters that deal with this issue will be reflected in the review of the Fish Resources Management Act. Aquaculture is very important because it takes pressure off wild stocks. It is one of the high priorities, at least in my mind.
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