❓ Hon. Murray Criddle asks about the beneficiaries and finalisation of the $7.5 million adjustment package following the wet line fishing review. Hon. Jon Ford provides details on the allocation, the role of the adjustment panel, and the timeline for final decisions.
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STATE BUDGET - WET LINE FISHING REVIEW
An amount of $7.5 million has been identified in the budget as an adjustment following the wet line fishing review. What fishers will be the beneficiaries of this package and when will the package be finalised? Hon JON FORD
An amount of $7.5 million has been identified in the budget as an adjustment following the wet line fishing review. What fishers will be the beneficiaries of this package and when will the package be finalised? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. Yes, there is an amount of $7.5 million in the budget, of which $2.5 million has been allocated for this financial year and the other $5 million is for the adjustment for the following year. This relates to the compensation required under the Fish Resources Management Act for adjustment schemes. It is a very substantial package that recognises the effect that the wet line review will have on the adjustment. Indeed, it is the largest government-initiated adjustment package in the history of this state. I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. Yes, there is an amount of $7.5 million in the budget, of which $2.5 million has been allocated for this financial year and the other $5 million is for the adjustment for the following year. This relates to the compensation required under the Fish Resources Management Act for adjustment schemes. It is a very substantial package that recognises the effect that the wet line review will have on the adjustment. Indeed, it is the largest government-initiated adjustment package in the history of this state. I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. Yes, there is an amount of $7.5 million in the budget, of which $2.5 million has been allocated for this financial year and the other $5 million is for the adjustment for the following year. This relates to the compensation required under the Fish Resources Management Act for adjustment schemes. It is a very substantial package that recognises the effect that the wet line review will have on the adjustment. Indeed, it is the largest government-initiated adjustment package in the history of this state. I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. Yes, there is an amount of $7.5 million in the budget, of which $2.5 million has been allocated for this financial year and the other $5 million is for the adjustment for the following year. This relates to the compensation required under the Fish Resources Management Act for adjustment schemes. It is a very substantial package that recognises the effect that the wet line review will have on the adjustment. Indeed, it is the largest government-initiated adjustment package in the history of this state. I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. Yes, there is an amount of $7.5 million in the budget, of which $2.5 million has been allocated for this financial year and the other $5 million is for the adjustment for the following year. This relates to the compensation required under the Fish Resources Management Act for adjustment schemes. It is a very substantial package that recognises the effect that the wet line review will have on the adjustment. Indeed, it is the largest government-initiated adjustment package in the history of this state. I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
I met with the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council yesterday to discuss with it my likely final decision on the benchmarks and allocation rights, which in effect will be the point at which the adjustment will be made and compensation will be paid. I have given the council an undertaking to give it my final decision next Tuesday. Under the act, I am then required to establish an adjustment panel, which will be provided by the government with terms of reference that have been negotiated with the industry council. The panel will then come back to me with a recommendation for who will and will not get compensation. I expect that it will finalise those deliberations and get back to me in September or October. I will take the question on notice and give the member a much more detailed answer, if he is prepared to wait until next Tuesday.
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