❓ Hon Dee Margetts asks about the government's delayed response to the Salinity Task Force report released in September 2001. Hon Tom Stephens replies on behalf of the Minister, citing the complexity and breadth of the report's 94 recommendations as the reason for the delay.
AnsweredQoN 1124Legislative Council
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SALINITY TASK FORCE, REPORT 1124. Hon DEE MARGETTS to the minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage: I refer to the report by the salinity task force that was released by the minister on 11 September 2001. Given that it is now six months since the release of the report - (1) Will the minister advise when the Government will respond to the report and its recommendations? (2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
SALINITY TASK FORCE, REPORT
I refer to the report by the salinity task force that was released by the minister on 11 September 2001. Given that it is now six months since the release of the report - (1) Will the minister advise when the Government will respond to the report and its recommendations? (2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(1) Will the minister advise when the Government will respond to the report and its recommendations? (2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
SALINITY TASK FORCE, REPORT
I refer to the report by the salinity task force that was released by the minister on 11 September 2001. Given that it is now six months since the release of the report - (1) Will the minister advise when the Government will respond to the report and its recommendations? (2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(1) Will the minister advise when the Government will respond to the report and its recommendations? (2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(2) Why is it taking so long for the Government to provide a response to the report? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
I have been provided with the following response from the Minister for the Environment and Heritage - (1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(1) A draft response to the salinity task force’s report and recommendations has recently been considered by the cabinet standing committee on environmental policy. A final response will be released shortly. (2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
(2) As the member may recall, the report contained 94 recommendations that required significant consultation and coordination across a number of government agencies, particularly as some recommendations proposed changes to institutional arrangements, funding allocations and responsibilities of agencies.
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