❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas asks about the declared pest rate (DPR) collection for the 2022-23 financial year, including amounts collected from landholders in each biosecurity area and details of payment refusals. The Minister provides a breakdown of rates collected by area but states RevenueWA manages collection and refusal information.
AnsweredQoN 1570Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
AGRICULTURE —
DECLARED PEST RATE
1570. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to the collection of the
declared pest rate for the 2022–23 financial year.
(1) What was the
total of the declared pest rate collected from landholders from each of the
state's recognised biosecurity groups for the year?
(2) What detail of landholder
refusal to pay the DPR has RevenueWA provided the minister this year?
(3) Will the
minister table in the house RevenueWA's breakdown of payment refusal
numbers associated with each recognised biosecurity group in Western Australia
for the 2022–23 financial year?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
DECLARED PEST RATE
1570. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I refer to the collection of the
declared pest rate for the 2022–23 financial year.
(1) What was the
total of the declared pest rate collected from landholders from each of the
state's recognised biosecurity groups for the year?
(2) What detail of landholder
refusal to pay the DPR has RevenueWA provided the minister this year?
(3) Will the
minister table in the house RevenueWA's breakdown of payment refusal
numbers associated with each recognised biosecurity group in Western Australia
for the 2022–23 financial year?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Agriculture and Food, who is absent on urgent parliamentary business.
(1) An amount of $3
008 165.82 was collected from landholders in the areas of operation below—that
refers to a table that I will get to. No funds are collected from recognised
biosecurity groups. A breakdown of rates collected has been provided in tabular
form. I seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Biosecurity
Area
Rates
collected
Blackwood
Biosecurity Area
���
234,298
Carnarvon
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
366,064
Central
Wheatbelt Biosecurity Area
���
200,045
Eastern
Wheatbelt Biosecurity Area
���
169,681
Esperance
Biosecurity Area
���
50,067
Goldfields
Nullarbor Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
320,111
Kimberley
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
306,743
Leschenault
Biosecurity Area
���
177,343
Meekatharra
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
237,369
Midlands
Biosecurity Area
���
168,692
Northern
Biosecurity Area
���
207,269
Peel
Harvey Biosecurity Area
���
267,169
Pilbara
Region Biosecurity Area
���
213,797
Southern
Biosecurity Area
���
89,516
Total:
��
3,008,166
(2)–(4) Not
applicable. RevenueWA manages the collection process for the declared pest rate
on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of State Revenue has the authority to
pursue any unpaid rates.
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Agriculture and Food, who is absent on urgent parliamentary business.
(1) An amount of $3
008 165.82 was collected from landholders in the areas of operation below—that
refers to a table that I will get to. No funds are collected from recognised
biosecurity groups. A breakdown of rates collected has been provided in tabular
form. I seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Biosecurity
Area
Rates
collected
Blackwood
Biosecurity Area
���
234,298
Carnarvon
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
366,064
Central
Wheatbelt Biosecurity Area
���
200,045
Eastern
Wheatbelt Biosecurity Area
���
169,681
Esperance
Biosecurity Area
���
50,067
Goldfields
Nullarbor Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
320,111
Kimberley
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
306,743
Leschenault
Biosecurity Area
���
177,343
Meekatharra
Rangelands Biosecurity Area
���
237,369
Midlands
Biosecurity Area
���
168,692
Northern
Biosecurity Area
���
207,269
Peel
Harvey Biosecurity Area
���
267,169
Pilbara
Region Biosecurity Area
���
213,797
Southern
Biosecurity Area
���
89,516
Total:
��
3,008,166
(2)–(4) Not
applicable. RevenueWA manages the collection process for the declared pest rate
on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of State Revenue has the authority to
pursue any unpaid rates.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.