❓ Hon Giz Watson inquires about the funding, cost, and policing of the proposed Fish Habitat Protection Area (FHPA) volunteer program. The response indicates the program won't be funded as it duplicates existing efforts, but alternative volunteer options and enforcement strategies are in place.
AnsweredQoN 1141Legislative Council
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With regards to the proposed Fish Habitat Protection Area volunteer programme, I ask -
(1) Is this programme to be funded?
(2) If yes to (1), when?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) What is the estimated cost of establishing a FHPA volunteer’s programme?
(5) How is it envisaged that FHPAs will be policed if there is no FHPA volunteer programme?
(1) Is this programme to be funded?
(2) If yes to (1), when?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(4) What is the estimated cost of establishing a FHPA volunteer’s programme?
(5) How is it envisaged that FHPAs will be policed if there is no FHPA volunteer programme?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 September 2003
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
21 days
(2) Not applicable (3) It would duplicate the Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officers' program (4) Initially $15,000 and $5,000 per year thereafter (5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(3) It would duplicate the Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officers' program (4) Initially $15,000 and $5,000 per year thereafter (5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(4) Initially $15,000 and $5,000 per year thereafter (5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(3) It would duplicate the Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officers' program (4) Initially $15,000 and $5,000 per year thereafter (5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(4) Initially $15,000 and $5,000 per year thereafter (5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
(5) Fisheries Officers include FHPAs in normal patrols. Where appropriate, Local Government rangers will be made Honorary Fisheries Officers. In addition, people wishing to volunteer to assist in FHPAs can be trained as Voluntary Fisheries Liaison Officers and then undertake appropriate activities in FHPAs.
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