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year’s figures can be compared to the current figures, so there is a comparative alignment.
Madam CHAIR: For the benefit of Hansard, that is question No 7.25.
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Mr VATSKALIS: And for the benefit of members information, the structure of the testimony was not
assumed by the government, it was actually as a result of the independent review of the department
that took place last year. So, it is not a government decision; it was to review the department in which
the industry was involved, and changes were made to reflect that of the industry and to provide better
service to the industry. So, let us make it clear that it was the work of Turnbull the review the work that
was undertaken, an independent review.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTE: Okay, if you say so, minister.
Mr VATSKALIS: I do say so. This is the review and I am very happy to table it.
Mr WESTRA VAN HOLTE: I have the review. Thank you.
Mr VATSKALIS: Oh good, so you knew about it?
Mr WESTRA van HOLTE: Oh, yes. Minister, in the current financial year, other than forays to
Indonesia, please detail which countries you or your department has visited where the purpose of that
visit was to establish or re-establish live cattle trade.
Mr VATSKALIS: The department visited Indonesia; the department also had several visits to
Vietnam.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: That is it? Thank you. Minister, according to the May 2010 pastoral
market update, there have been no Northern Territory cattle sent to Sabah or West Malaysia in the
past 12 months, Sarawak since 2008, or East Timor since at least 2007. Minister, please detail the
last occasions that either you or your department visited Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia or East
Timor for the purposes of re-establishing live trade to those countries.
Mr GOBBEY: There has been travel to Malaysia within the last year. That information would be at
hand and I can provide that.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: That is different to the answer before.
Mr VATSKALIS: I visited Vietnam and you asked about the department?
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Yes, you or your department.
Mr VATSKALIS: Sorry, I visited Vietnam and Indonesia only, but two weeks ago there was the
Agriculture minister of Malaysia was here in town. I met with him and he intends to invite me to
Malaysia to start some (inaudible) programs we have had with each other, which he was not fully
aware of. So I am looking forward to visiting Malaysia in the very near future and re-establishing the
cattle export.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Minister, in 2009-10, how many personnel from the department were
directly engaged in work around quarantine and biosecurity? And the same figures for 2010-11 if you
have them.
Mr GOBBEY: The employment number for the department, for the primary industries group at
present is 203, and the breakdown …
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Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: I am happy to put it on notice if you have not got it readily available.
Mr GOBBEY: I will take that on notice.
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Question on Notice No 7.26
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR: Member for Katherine, could you repeat that for the Hansard.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Yes, minister, in financial year 2009-10 and also financial year 2010-11,
how many personnel from the department were or will be directly engaged in work around quarantine
and biosecurity?
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Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: I am conscious of the time because I really want to get onto Fisheries as
well, so I am just going to really ask one more question out of many that I have.
If I look at pages 219 and 155 of Budget Paper No 3 for 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively so that is
219 in 2009-10 and page 155 in 2010-11. There is a budget blowout of over $2m from the 2009-10
budgeted allocation to the final estimated expenditure for the current financial year. If you look at the
figures there one says $37 598 and the other says $39 709. Minister, can you please detail just what
the additional $2m was spent on the primary industries output group during 2009-10?
Mr VATSKALIS: We will have to take that on notice.
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Question on Notice No 7.27
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR: You will need to repeat the question.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Minister, if I look at pages 219 and 155 of Budget Paper No 3 for 2009-
10 and 2010-11 respectively, there is a budget blowout of over $2m from the 2009-10 budgeted
allocation to the final estimated expenditure for the current financial year. Can you please detail just
what the additional $2m was spent on in the primary industries output group during 2009-10?
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR: That is question 7.27.
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Mr GALTON: Member for Katherine, can I attempt to answer that.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Yes.
Mr GALTON: The advice I have it has been mostly variations to externally funded projects. I do not
know how far that takes you.
Mr WESTRA van HOLTHE: Probably not far enough, Mr Galton, but thank you. I will leave it on
notice. I am cognisant of wanting to get to Fisheries so I am going to stop the questions there.
Madam DEPUTY CHAIR: Member for Nelson.
Mr WOOD: I have plenty of questions. I will do two. One is on bees. Can you give us an update on
bee imports from Western Australia? How many bees have been imported? You do not have to count
the number of bees. It might come in quantities, boxes or something. Have any diseases or pests
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