Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Fisheries regarding the funding allocated for the shark drum line program. The Minister responds that no additional appropriation has been made yet, and costs will be reviewed at the program's end to determine if an appropriation is needed.

AnsweredQoN 94Legislative Council
Asked
26 February 2014
Portfolio
Fisheries

QuestionView source ↗

SHARK DRUM
LINE PROGRAM
94. Hon
SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Fisheries:
(1) How much
is the separate appropriation from Treasury to cover the cost of the shark drum
line policy?
(2) Has the
appropriation been made yet and, if not, when does the minister expect it?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(2)
No additional appropriation has been made. Implementation of the drum line policy
has required some temporary reallocation of consolidated account–funded
activities across the Department of Fisheries. The Department of Fisheries and
the Department of the Premier and Cabinet will meet at the end of the program,
review its costs and determine what additional costs have been incurred. If
required, an appropriation will be made in due course.

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