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❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Minister for Environment regarding a funding request from the Cockburn Sound Management Council for telemetered water quality instruments. The Minister clarifies that while advice with costings was received, no formal funding request was made.

AnsweredQoN 4087Legislative Assembly

Asked

19 September 2018

Member

Dr M.D. Nahan

Portfolio

Environment

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I refer to the minutes of the Cockburn Sound Management Council dated 11 December 2017, and I ask: (a) has the Minister received a submission or request from the Cockburn Sound Management Council regarding funding for telemetered water quality measuring instruments; (b) if yes, on what date did the Minister receive the submission or request; (c) if yes to (b), will the Minister table the submission or request; (d) how much funding did the Council request to install telemetered water quality measuring instruments; (e) has funding been provided to the Council to install telemetered water quality measuring instruments; and (f) if no to (d), why not?

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Answered

17 October 2018

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Environment

Response time

6 days

(a)-(c) On 1 February 2018, the Minister received advice from the Chair of the Cockburn Sound Management Council (dated 29 January 2018) on the Expert Advisory Panel’s report and recommendations on Cockburn Sound water monitoring programs. The advice included indicative costings but there was no request for funding. I table that advice here
[See tabled paper no.]
(d)-(f) No funding was requested, but the indicative cost for the purchase and deployment of telemetered water quality monitoring instruments is approximately $600,000.

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