The Greens welcome the Rockliff Government’s decision to change the Terms of Reference for their study of the salmon industry to ensure recommendations are made.
Given we have engaged in this process constructively and in good faith, it was disappointing to see the way these Terms of Reference were released earlier in the week. We had been promised further consultation, but instead the Terms were published with only last-minute notice. And they didn’t address the most important concerns of the crossbench.
Following the Terms of Reference being published, I immediately took the matter up with the Premier. I was glad to have the opportunity to directly explain to him why what had been released was not good enough and followed up with formal correspondence outlining the changes the Greens viewed as necessary.
While there are still a range of other issues with the study that have not been addressed, we are glad the government has at least agreed to the bare minimum – that this process will result in recommendations being made. We are also pleased they’ve confirmed there is an expectation for an open submission process for the public.
It’s good to see the Rockliff Government haven’t just stuck to what they released early in the week and have listened to some of our concerns. In future we are hopeful these matters can be resolved earlier and that commitments to consultation are kept.
