❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Agriculture and Food regarding the State Biosecurity Centre's completion date, staffing at DPIRD South Perth, alternative testing providers, and evaluations of the South Perth DPIRD site. The Minister provides partial answers, citing commercial negotiations and referring some aspects to other departments.
AnsweredQoN 1230Legislative Council
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STATE BIOSECURITY CENTRE
1230. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to my question without
notice 1182 of 15 October 2024 on the agricultural diagnostic and laboratory
services of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in
South Perth.
(1) What is the
proposed completion or operational date for the soon to be announced new state
biosecurity response centre?
(2) What is the
numerical value of staff still working at DPIRD South Perth, and what technical
and administrative roles are undertaken?
(3) What other
federal and state accredited testing providers are analysing high-priority
samples from veterinarians and agronomists?
(4) Has the state
government sought or undertaken an evaluation process or assessment of the
South Perth DPIRD site?
(5) If yes to
(4), what was the evaluation?
1230. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to my question without
notice 1182 of 15 October 2024 on the agricultural diagnostic and laboratory
services of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in
South Perth.
(1) What is the
proposed completion or operational date for the soon to be announced new state
biosecurity response centre?
(2) What is the
numerical value of staff still working at DPIRD South Perth, and what technical
and administrative roles are undertaken?
(3) What other
federal and state accredited testing providers are analysing high-priority
samples from veterinarians and agronomists?
(4) Has the state
government sought or undertaken an evaluation process or assessment of the
South Perth DPIRD site?
(5) If yes to
(4), what was the evaluation?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The state
biosecurity response centre project is subject to commercial negotiations, and
an announcement of completion is expected shortly.
(2) The number of
staff accessing the South Perth site fluctuates due to the seasonal nature of
the work, demand from industry and biosecurity testing requirements. The types
of roles include grains and pastoral research, veterinary and plant virologists
and pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, technical area
managers for animal and plant pathology, site security, site management and
administration officers supervising sample receivals.
(3) Other
accredited laboratories undertaking testing include the CSIRO Australian Centre
for Disease Preparedness, other CSIRO laboratories in Canberra, AgriBio in
Victoria and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions laboratories in
South Australia.
(4)–(5) This
will be a matter for DevelopmentWA and the Department of Planning, Lands and
Heritage.
some notice of the question.
(1) The state
biosecurity response centre project is subject to commercial negotiations, and
an announcement of completion is expected shortly.
(2) The number of
staff accessing the South Perth site fluctuates due to the seasonal nature of
the work, demand from industry and biosecurity testing requirements. The types
of roles include grains and pastoral research, veterinary and plant virologists
and pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, technical area
managers for animal and plant pathology, site security, site management and
administration officers supervising sample receivals.
(3) Other
accredited laboratories undertaking testing include the CSIRO Australian Centre
for Disease Preparedness, other CSIRO laboratories in Canberra, AgriBio in
Victoria and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions laboratories in
South Australia.
(4)–(5) This
will be a matter for DevelopmentWA and the Department of Planning, Lands and
Heritage.
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