The report did highlight communication breakdown between agencies, government and the community, and none of that is a surprise to the Greens.
The salmon industry were responsible for a catastrophe in Tasmanian waters earlier this year. It led to the Premier – rightly – putting the industry ‘on notice’.
Do you accept the industry's self‑regulation to date is the largest cause for the mass mortality event and will you compel the industry to change any practices to prevent another..
The government’s recently-released “debrief” of last summer’s mass salmon mortality event is not worth the paper it’s written on.
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.
If the Premier is serious about a collaborative and honest government, he must have the Terms of Reference for the ‘review’ of the salmon industry withdrawn and rewritten.
The salmon industry hides behind commercial‑in-confidence exemptions to keep Tasmanians in the dark about basic information. They operate in public waterways.
Honourable Speaker, I rise to give my contribution on the salmon industry reform and, indeed, reform is sorely needed and well overdue.
Yesterday, in response to a question, the minister for primary industry confirmed that, effectively, things are business as usual for the Tasmanian salmon industry.
Well, the bad news stories about the salmon industry unfortunately keep rolling in.