❓ WA Agriculture Minister consulted with other states regarding changes to exceptional circumstances guidelines for agricultural support, seeking flexibility in boundary requirements and yield estimation timing. He received generally positive feedback.
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I refer to the minister’s recent visit to the eastern States. (1) With which state agriculture ministers did the minister consult about the guidelines for exceptional circumstances? (2) What proposed changes did the minister discuss? (3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(1) With which state agriculture ministers did the minister consult about the guidelines for exceptional circumstances? (2) What proposed changes did the minister discuss? (3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(2) What proposed changes did the minister discuss? (3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(1) With which state agriculture ministers did the minister consult about the guidelines for exceptional circumstances? (2) What proposed changes did the minister discuss? (3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(2) What proposed changes did the minister discuss? (3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(3) What support did the minister get for his proposals? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
I thank Hon Murray Criddle for the question. (1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(1) I visited the state ministers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. (2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(2) I sought changes to the two principal administrative issues that I see as a bar to Western Australia’s ability to actively participate in the exceptional circumstances provisions. They relate to, first, the requirement for hard boundaries; and, secondly, the ability to submit an application based on prospective, rather than retrospective, yield estimate information. That effectively means that, at the moment, if we must wait until quite late in the season before we can submit an application, we may be able to make an earlier application based upon Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd or Australian Wheat Board yield estimates. In addition to visiting those four ministers, I have also written to the ministers in South Australia and the Northern Territory. My schedule did not allow me to visit Adelaide, so I have had to communicate by mail, although I will be speaking to Minister Kerin on Thursday this week. The situation is somewhat complicated in the Northern Territory because the Territory is to have an election on 18 August. I have also written to the commonwealth minister, Hon Warren Truss, and I will be speaking to him by telephone, hopefully on Thursday this week. I discussed these matters with Minister Truss at some length while he was in Western Australia. (3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
(3) Three of the four ministers to whom I have spoken were strongly in favour. One of the four undertook to consider in detail the propositions we put. However, I believe that in general our discussions were productive.
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