Hon. Jon Ford questions the Minister for Fisheries about the status of regional recreational fishing advisory committees (RRFACs). The Minister denies disbanding them but acknowledges a proposal to do so as part of broader fisheries consultation reform, potentially replacing them with issue-specific committees and representation from Recfishwest.

AnsweredQoN 883Legislative Council
Asked
15 September 2009
Portfolio
Fisheries

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regional recreational fishing advisory committees
(1) Is it true that the minister has started disbanding regional recreational fishing advisory committees? (2) If no to (1), what is the current status of each committee and what is its future? (3) If yes to (1), why? (4) If yes to (1), what will replace these RRFACs? Hon NORMAN MOORE

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(2) If no to (1), what is the current status of each committee and what is its future? (3) If yes to (1), why? (4) If yes to (1), what will replace these RRFACs? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(3) If yes to (1), why? (4) If yes to (1), what will replace these RRFACs? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(4) If yes to (1), what will replace these RRFACs? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(1) No. (2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(2) Each committee is active. The committees have been advised of and provided input into a proposal to disband the regional recreational fishing advisory committees by the end of 2009 as part of a broader reform of fisheries consultation. (3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(3) Not applicable. (4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.
(4) If the RRFACs are disbanded, formal advice on regional recreational fishing issues is proposed to be provided by tasked committees with membership and time frames specific to the issue at hand. Representation of regional recreational fishing interests would be provided by Recfishwest, Western Australia’s peak recreational fishing body.

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