❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the allocation of $2 million for shark threat mitigation, specifically regarding spending breakdown and contracts related to drum line deployment. The Minister provides a breakdown of the $500,000 annual spending and denies a new contract was issued.
AnsweredQoN 307Legislative Council
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SHARKS — SERIOUS THREAT GUIDELINES
307. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
(1) I refer to
comments attributed to a Department of Premier and Cabinet spokesperson in an
article in The West Australian on 2
April. Will the Premier or the minister provide a breakdown of how $2 million
for implementing the serious threat guidelines has been spent?
(2) Was a new or
amended contract issued to the contractor that deployed drum lines during the
trial that was run off the south west between 14 January and 30 April 2014?
(3) If yes to (2), which department
awarded the contract and why was it not advertised for tender?
(4) If yes to (2), what is its value
and what services does it cover?
307. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
(1) I refer to
comments attributed to a Department of Premier and Cabinet spokesperson in an
article in The West Australian on 2
April. Will the Premier or the minister provide a breakdown of how $2 million
for implementing the serious threat guidelines has been spent?
(2) Was a new or
amended contract issued to the contractor that deployed drum lines during the
trial that was run off the south west between 14 January and 30 April 2014?
(3) If yes to (2), which department
awarded the contract and why was it not advertised for tender?
(4) If yes to (2), what is its value
and what services does it cover?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Fisheries, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) The funding
of $500 000 per annum for the implementation of ''Guidelines for Taking
Sharks Posing a Serious Threat to Public Safety'' provides for the
operating costs of a large patrol vessel based in Fremantle, smaller vessels at
regional locations and related consumable expenses.
(2) No.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
Fisheries, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) The funding
of $500 000 per annum for the implementation of ''Guidelines for Taking
Sharks Posing a Serious Threat to Public Safety'' provides for the
operating costs of a large patrol vessel based in Fremantle, smaller vessels at
regional locations and related consumable expenses.
(2) No.
(3)–(4) Not applicable.
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