❓ WA government is negotiating with the Commonwealth regarding funding for the national action plan on salinity and water quality, specifically concerning matching funds and recognition of prior state investments and inclusion of the Swan region.
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(1) What issues need to be addressed to enable the Government to sign the national action plan on salinity and water quality? (2) When is it likely that the relevant agreement will be signed to enable commonwealth funding to be applied to specific Western Australian projects? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(2) When is it likely that the relevant agreement will be signed to enable commonwealth funding to be applied to specific Western Australian projects? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(2) When is it likely that the relevant agreement will be signed to enable commonwealth funding to be applied to specific Western Australian projects? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. It seems strange, having answered this question a few days ago in my capacity as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that I now get another shot at it as Leader of the House representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, but I am sure members will understand the reason for it. Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Norman Moore: It will interesting to know whether they are the same answers. Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: Does the Leader of the Opposition think that I am not interested? I have had an opportunity to look at the answer. (1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(1) The Commonwealth Government is seeking matching new funds from the State Government for the national action plan on salinity and water quality and is discounting prior action by Western Australia in the areas of salinity and water quality. The Commonwealth Government is now also requiring new matching funding for the extension to the Natural Heritage Trust. The State Government’s stand on not requiring new matching funding covers both the national action plan and the Natural Heritage Trust extension, as this runs contrary to the way in which the Natural Heritage Trust has been implemented, and as this is inequitable for Western Australia, in which expenditure on salinity by the State Government has increased significantly since the launch of the salinity action plan in 1996. Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: You always told us it had not. Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: No, but I should not comment on another minister’s answer. Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: In opposition, you said that we were faking the figures. The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
The PRESIDENT: Order! That sounds like a supplementary question. Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: I have always given the former coalition Government great credit for the work it has done on salinity, particularly since 1996. Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon Peter Foss: It was initiated by a very good Minister for the Environment. Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Hon KIM CHANCE: That is probably so, but I cannot quite remember his name now. Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
Although the funding requirement is the main issue that needs to be addressed, there are other issues. For example, the swan region has been left out of the national action plan by the Commonwealth and our negotiations have included the need to recognise the swan region. (2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
(2) The intergovernmental agreement will be signed once the outstanding issues have been successfully negotiated between the Commonwealth and the State. Progress towards this agreement has been made in negotiations at officer level and most recently in discussions between commonwealth ministerial officers and representatives of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
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