Hon Dee Margetts asks about the completion and public availability of reports from five pastoral industry working groups. Hon Graham Giffard provides completion dates and confirms the reports will be open for public comment before a forum in mid-2003.

AnsweredQoN 308Legislative Council
Asked
5 November 2002
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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With regard to the establishment of five pastoral industry working groups to report on key issues affecting the pastoral industry - (1) Could the minister advise when the reports by each of the working groups will be completed and made public? (2) Will the reports, once completed, be open for public comment; and, if so, when? (3) If the reports will not be open for public comment, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Could the minister advise when the reports by each of the working groups will be completed and made public? (2) Will the reports, once completed, be open for public comment; and, if so, when? (3) If the reports will not be open for public comment, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will the reports, once completed, be open for public comment; and, if so, when? (3) If the reports will not be open for public comment, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If the reports will not be open for public comment, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(1) The completion dates for the working groups are: Aboriginal access and living areas, 1 May, 2003; pastoralism for sustainability, 1 May 2003; access to pastoral land, 1 June 2003; pastoral industry economic monitoring requirements, 1 July 2003; and alternative models of land tenure, 1 July 2003. (2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Yes; once the minister has had the opportunity to review the reports they will be made available for public comment prior to a forum proposed to be held in mid 2003. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.

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